What color is #9EA2AF?

#9EA2AF 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 #9EA2AF?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 175: 158 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA2AF?

The complementary color is #AFAB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA2AF color

#9EA2AF rgb(158, 162, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA2AF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 68.6% blue (158, 162, 175).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#9EA2AF color codes

HEX	`#9EA2AF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 1.19, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 7.3, 279.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.757, 36.205, 45.706)`
Decimal	`10396335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA2AF, 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 #9EA2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #9EA2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea2af; }
.text { color: #9ea2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea2af, #a39eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA2AF?: #9EA2AF 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 #9EA2AF?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 175: 158 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA2AF?: The complementary color is #AFAB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.