What color is #9EA6B1?

#9EA6B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA6B1?

The RGB value is 158, 166, 177: 158 red, 166 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA6B1?

The complementary color is #B1A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA6B1 color

#9EA6B1 rgb(158, 166, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA6B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.1% green and 69.4% blue (158, 166, 177).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#9EA6B1 color codes

HEX	`#9EA6B1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 166, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, -0.59, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 6.66, 264.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.671, 37.715, 46.987)`
Decimal	`10397361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA6B1, 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 #9EA6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #9EA6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea6b1; }
.text { color: #9ea6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 166 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea6b1, #a09eb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA6B1?: #9EA6B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA6B1?: The RGB value is 158, 166, 177: 158 red, 166 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA6B1?: The complementary color is #B1A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.