What color is #9EB0B0?

#9EB0B0 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 #9EB0B0?

The RGB value is 158, 176, 176: 158 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB0B0?

The complementary color is #B09E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB0B0 color

#9EB0B0 rgb(158, 176, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB0B0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69% green and 69% blue (158, 176, 176).

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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#9EB0B0 color codes

HEX	`#9EB0B0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 176, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, -6.22, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 6.57, 198.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.461, 41.454, 47.094)`
Decimal	`10399920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB0B0, 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 #9EB0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #9EB0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb0b0; }
.text { color: #9eb0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 176 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb0b0, #9ea7b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB0B0?: #9EB0B0 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 #9EB0B0?: The RGB value is 158, 176, 176: 158 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB0B0?: The complementary color is #B09E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.