What color is #9EAFAF?

#9EAFAF 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 #9EAFAF?

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

What is the complementary color of #9EAFAF?

The complementary color is #AF9E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFAF?

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.

#9EAFAF color

#9EAFAF rgb(158, 175, 175)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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).

#9EAFAF color codes

HEX	`#9EAFAF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -5.89, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 6.22, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.167, 41.024, 46.509)`
Decimal	`10399663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#9EAFAF 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 #9EAFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafaf; }
.text { color: #9eafaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafaf, #9ea7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAFAF?: #9EAFAF 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 #9EAFAF?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 175: 158 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFAF?: The complementary color is #AF9E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFAF?: 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.