What color is #9EA1BB?

#9EA1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA1BB?

The RGB value is 158, 161, 187: 158 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA1BB?

The complementary color is #BBB89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA1BB color

#9EA1BB rgb(158, 161, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA1BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.1% green and 73.3% blue (158, 161, 187).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#9EA1BB color codes

HEX	`#9EA1BB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 161, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.78, 4.31, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.78, 14.39, 287.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.813, 36.346, 52.133)`
Decimal	`10396091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA1BB, 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 #9EA1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #9EA1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea1bb; }
.text { color: #9ea1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 161 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea1bb, #aa9ebb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EA1BB?: #9EA1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA1BB?: The RGB value is 158, 161, 187: 158 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA1BB?: The complementary color is #BBB89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.