What color is #9EACD1?

#9EACD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EACD1?

The RGB value is 158, 172, 209: 158 red, 172 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EACD1?

The complementary color is #D1C39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EACD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EACD1 color

#9EACD1 rgb(158, 172, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EACD1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.5% green and 82% blue (158, 172, 209).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 36% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#9EACD1 color codes

HEX	`#9EACD1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 172, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 36%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, 3.23, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 20.63, 279.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.359, 41.377, 66.169)`
Decimal	`10398929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EACD1, 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 #9EACD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EACD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #9EACD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eacd1; }
.text { color: #9eacd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eacd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 172 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eacd1, #a99ed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EACD1?: #9EACD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EACD1?: The RGB value is 158, 172, 209: 158 red, 172 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EACD1?: The complementary color is #D1C39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EACD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.