What color is #9EA7A7?

#9EA7A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA7A7?

The RGB value is 158, 167, 167: 158 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA7A7?

The complementary color is #A79E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA7A7?

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.

#9EA7A7 color

#9EA7A7 rgb(158, 167, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA7A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.5% green and 65.5% blue (158, 167, 167).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9EA7A7 color codes

HEX	`#9EA7A7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 167, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -3.17, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 3.36, 199.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.893, 37.696, 41.99)`
Decimal	`10397607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA7A7, 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 #9EA7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA7A7 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 #9EA7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea7a7; }
.text { color: #9ea7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 167 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea7a7, #9ea3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA7A7?: #9EA7A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA7A7?: The RGB value is 158, 167, 167: 158 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA7A7?: The complementary color is #A79E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA7A7?: 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.