What color is #9EA1AE?

#9EA1AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA1AE?

The RGB value is 158, 161, 174: 158 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA1AE?

The complementary color is #AEAB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA1AE color

#9EA1AE rgb(158, 161, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA1AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.1% green and 68.2% blue (158, 161, 174).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#9EA1AE color codes

HEX	`#9EA1AE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 161, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, 1.53, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 7.25, 282.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.484, 35.815, 45.132)`
Decimal	`10396078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA1AE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9EA1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9EA1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea1ae; }
.text { color: #9ea1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 161 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea1ae, #a39eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA1AE?: #9EA1AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA1AE?: The RGB value is 158, 161, 174: 158 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA1AE?: The complementary color is #AEAB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.