What color is #9EA6AA?

#9EA6AA is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA6AA?

The RGB value is 158, 166, 170: 158 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA6AA?

The complementary color is #AAA29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA6AA color

#9EA6AA rgb(158, 166, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA6AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.1% green and 66.7% blue (158, 166, 170).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Statuary (#9EA4A5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#9EA6AA color codes

HEX	`#9EA6AA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 166, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, -2.03, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 3.66, 236.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.991, 37.443, 43.406)`
Decimal	`10397354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA6AA, 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 #9EA6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #9EA6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea6aa; }
.text { color: #9ea6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 166 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea6aa, #9ea0aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9EA6AA?: #9EA6AA is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA6AA?: The RGB value is 158, 166, 170: 158 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA6AA?: The complementary color is #AAA29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.