What color is #9EAFBB?

#9EAFBB 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 #9EAFBB?

The RGB value is 158, 175, 187: 158 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAFBB?

The complementary color is #BBAA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAFBB color

#9EAFBB rgb(158, 175, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (158, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#9EAFBB color codes

HEX	`#9EAFBB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.54, -3.38, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.54, 8.79, 247.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.398, 41.516, 52.994)`
Decimal	`10399675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAFBB, 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 #9EAFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #9EAFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafbb; }
.text { color: #9eafbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafbb, #9ea1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAFBB?: #9EAFBB 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 #9EAFBB?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 187: 158 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFBB?: The complementary color is #BBAA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.