What color is #9EB2B7?

#9EB2B7 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 #9EB2B7?

The RGB value is 158, 178, 183: 158 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB2B7?

The complementary color is #B7A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB2B7 color

#9EB2B7 rgb(158, 178, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB2B7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69.8% green and 71.8% blue (158, 178, 183).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#9EB2B7 color codes

HEX	`#9EB2B7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 178, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -5.84, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 7.62, 219.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.566, 42.528, 50.967)`
Decimal	`10400439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB2B7, 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 #9EB2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #9EB2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb2b7; }
.text { color: #9eb2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 178 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb2b7, #9ea6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB2B7?: #9EB2B7 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 #9EB2B7?: The RGB value is 158, 178, 183: 158 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB2B7?: The complementary color is #B7A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.