What color is #9EB3B6?

#9EB3B6 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 #9EB3B6?

The RGB value is 158, 179, 182: 158 red, 179 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB3B6?

The complementary color is #B6A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB3B6 color

#9EB3B6 rgb(158, 179, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB3B6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.2% green and 71.4% blue (158, 179, 182).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#9EB3B6 color codes

HEX	`#9EB3B6`
RGB	`rgb(158, 179, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, -6.59, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 7.7, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.662, 42.886, 50.488)`
Decimal	`10400694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB3B6, 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 #9EB3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #9EB3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb3b6; }
.text { color: #9eb3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 179 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb3b6, #9ea7b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB3B6?: #9EB3B6 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 #9EB3B6?: The RGB value is 158, 179, 182: 158 red, 179 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB3B6?: The complementary color is #B6A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.