What color is #9EA3BE?

#9EA3BE 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 #9EA3BE?

The RGB value is 158, 163, 190: 158 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA3BE?

The complementary color is #BEB99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA3BE color

#9EA3BE rgb(158, 163, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA3BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.9% green and 74.5% blue (158, 163, 190).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#9EA3BE color codes

HEX	`#9EA3BE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 163, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 3.86, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 14.96, 284.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.49, 37.181, 53.959)`
Decimal	`10396606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA3BE, 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 #9EA3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #9EA3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea3be; }
.text { color: #9ea3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 163 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea3be, #a99ebe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EA3BE?: #9EA3BE 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 #9EA3BE?: The RGB value is 158, 163, 190: 158 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA3BE?: The complementary color is #BEB99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.