What color is #9EAEB9?

#9EAEB9 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 #9EAEB9?

The RGB value is 158, 174, 185: 158 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAEB9?

The complementary color is #B9A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAEB9 color

#9EAEB9 rgb(158, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAEB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (158, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#9EAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#9EAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, -3.26, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 8.19, 246.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.991, 41.043, 51.81)`
Decimal	`10399417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAEB9, 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 #9EAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #9EAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaeb9; }
.text { color: #9eaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaeb9, #9ea1b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAEB9?: #9EAEB9 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 #9EAEB9?: The RGB value is 158, 174, 185: 158 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAEB9?: The complementary color is #B9A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.