What color is #9EADAC?

#9EADAC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EADAC?

The RGB value is 158, 173, 172: 158 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EADAC?

The complementary color is #AD9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EADAC color

#9EADAC rgb(158, 173, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EADAC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (158, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#9EADAC color codes

HEX	`#9EADAC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -5.42, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 5.57, 193.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.489, 40.134, 44.846)`
Decimal	`10399148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EADAC, 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 #9EADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #9EADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eadac; }
.text { color: #9eadac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eadac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eadac, #9ea7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EADAC?: #9EADAC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EADAC?: The RGB value is 158, 173, 172: 158 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EADAC?: The complementary color is #AD9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.