What color is #9EAEB5?

#9EAEB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAEB5?

The RGB value is 158, 174, 181: 158 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAEB5?

The complementary color is #B5A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAEB5 color

#9EAEB5 rgb(158, 174, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAEB5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.2% green and 71% blue (158, 174, 181).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#9EAEB5 color codes

HEX	`#9EAEB5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 174, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -4.11, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 6.85, 233.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.575, 40.877, 49.617)`
Decimal	`10399413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAEB5, 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 #9EAEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #9EAEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaeb5; }
.text { color: #9eaeb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaeb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 174 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaeb5, #9ea3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAEB5?: #9EAEB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAEB5?: The RGB value is 158, 174, 181: 158 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAEB5?: The complementary color is #B5A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.