What color is #9EAAB1?

#9EAAB1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAAB1?

The RGB value is 158, 170, 177: 158 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAAB1?

The complementary color is #B1A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAAB1 color

#9EAAB1 rgb(158, 170, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAAB1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (158, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#9EAAB1 color codes

HEX	`#9EAAB1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -2.78, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 5.75, 241.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.409, 39.192, 47.233)`
Decimal	`10398385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAAB1, 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 #9EAAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #9EAAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaab1; }
.text { color: #9eaab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaab1, #9ea1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAAB1?: #9EAAB1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAAB1?: The RGB value is 158, 170, 177: 158 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAAB1?: The complementary color is #B1A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.