What color is #9EA2B1?

#9EA2B1 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 #9EA2B1?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 177: 158 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA2B1?

The complementary color is #B1AD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA2B1 color

#9EA2B1 rgb(158, 162, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA2B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 69.4% blue (158, 162, 177).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#9EA2B1 color codes

HEX	`#9EA2B1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, 1.61, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 8.39, 281.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.955, 36.284, 46.748)`
Decimal	`10396337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA2B1, 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 #9EA2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #9EA2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea2b1; }
.text { color: #9ea2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea2b1, #a49eb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA2B1?: #9EA2B1 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 #9EA2B1?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 177: 158 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA2B1?: The complementary color is #B1AD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.