What color is #9EAEC0?

#9EAEC0 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 #9EAEC0?

The RGB value is 158, 174, 192: 158 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAEC0?

The complementary color is #C0B09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAEC0 color

#9EAEC0 rgb(158, 174, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAEC0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (158, 174, 192).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#9EAEC0 color codes

HEX	`#9EAEC0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 174, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, -1.74, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 11.19, 261.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.749, 41.346, 55.798)`
Decimal	`10399424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAEC0, 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 #9EAEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #9EAEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaec0; }
.text { color: #9eaec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 174 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaec0, #9f9ec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EAEC0?: #9EAEC0 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 #9EAEC0?: The RGB value is 158, 174, 192: 158 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAEC0?: The complementary color is #C0B09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.