What color is #9EAFAE?

#9EAFAE 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 #9EAFAE?

The RGB value is 158, 175, 174: 158 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAFAE?

The complementary color is #AF9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAFAE color

#9EAFAE rgb(158, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (158, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#9EAFAE color codes

HEX	`#9EAFAE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.17, -6.09, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.17, 6.28, 193.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.069, 40.984, 45.994)`
Decimal	`10399662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAFAE, 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 #9EAFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #9EAFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafae; }
.text { color: #9eafae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafae, #9ea8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAFAE?: #9EAFAE 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 #9EAFAE?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 174: 158 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFAE?: The complementary color is #AF9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.