What color is #9EAAA1?

#9EAAA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAAA1?

The RGB value is 158, 170, 161: 158 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAAA1?

The complementary color is #AA9EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAAA1 color

#9EAAA1 rgb(158, 170, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAAA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (158, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#9EAAA1 color codes

HEX	`#9EAAA1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, -5.96, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 6.76, 151.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.907, 38.591, 39.321)`
Decimal	`10398369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAAA1, 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 #9EAAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #9EAAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaaa1; }
.text { color: #9eaaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaaa1, #9eaaa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9EAAA1?: #9EAAA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAAA1?: The RGB value is 158, 170, 161: 158 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAAA1?: The complementary color is #AA9EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.