What color is #9EA8AF?

#9EA8AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA8AF?

The RGB value is 158, 168, 175: 158 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA8AF?

The complementary color is #AFA59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA8AF color

#9EA8AF rgb(158, 168, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA8AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.9% green and 68.6% blue (158, 168, 175).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Statuary (#9EA4A5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#9EA8AF color codes

HEX	`#9EA8AF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 168, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -2.1, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 5.25, 246.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.839, 38.369, 46.067)`
Decimal	`10397871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA8AF, 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 #9EA8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #9EA8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea8af; }
.text { color: #9ea8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 168 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea8af, #9ea0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA8AF?: #9EA8AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA8AF?: The RGB value is 158, 168, 175: 158 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA8AF?: The complementary color is #AFA59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.