What color is #9EA8BE?

#9EA8BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA8BE?

The RGB value is 158, 168, 190: 158 red, 168 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA8BE?

The complementary color is #BEB49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA8BE color

#9EA8BE rgb(158, 168, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA8BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.9% green and 74.5% blue (158, 168, 190).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#9EA8BE color codes

HEX	`#9EA8BE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 168, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, 1.1, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 12.5, 275.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.395, 38.991, 54.261)`
Decimal	`10397886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA8BE, 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 #9EA8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #9EA8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea8be; }
.text { color: #9ea8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 168 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea8be, #a49ebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA8BE?: #9EA8BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA8BE?: The RGB value is 158, 168, 190: 158 red, 168 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA8BE?: The complementary color is #BEB49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.