What color is #9EABAA?

#9EABAA 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 #9EABAA?

The RGB value is 158, 171, 170: 158 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EABAA?

The complementary color is #AB9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EABAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EABAA color

#9EABAA rgb(158, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EABAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (158, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#9EABAA color codes

HEX	`#9EABAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, -4.74, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 4.86, 192.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.918, 39.297, 43.715)`
Decimal	`10398634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EABAA, 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 #9EABAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EABAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #9EABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eabaa; }
.text { color: #9eabaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eabaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eabaa, #9ea5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EABAA?: #9EABAA 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 #9EABAA?: The RGB value is 158, 171, 170: 158 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EABAA?: The complementary color is #AB9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EABAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.