What color is #9EADBC?

#9EADBC 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 #9EADBC?

The RGB value is 158, 173, 188: 158 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EADBC?

The complementary color is #BCAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EADBC color

#9EADBC rgb(158, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (158, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#9EADBC color codes

HEX	`#9EADBC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -2.07, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 9.66, 257.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.119, 40.786, 53.431)`
Decimal	`10399164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EADBC, 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 #9EADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #9EADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eadbc; }
.text { color: #9eadbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eadbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eadbc, #9e9ebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EADBC?: #9EADBC 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 #9EADBC?: The RGB value is 158, 173, 188: 158 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EADBC?: The complementary color is #BCAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.