What color is #9EB3BB?

#9EB3BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB3BB?

The RGB value is 158, 179, 187: 158 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB3BB?

The complementary color is #BBA69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB3BB color

#9EB3BB rgb(158, 179, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB3BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.2% green and 73.3% blue (158, 179, 187).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#9EB3BB color codes

HEX	`#9EB3BB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 179, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -5.53, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 8.54, 229.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.188, 43.096, 53.258)`
Decimal	`10400699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB3BB, 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 #9EB3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #9EB3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb3bb; }
.text { color: #9eb3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 179 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb3bb, #9ea5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB3BB?: #9EB3BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB3BB?: The RGB value is 158, 179, 187: 158 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB3BB?: The complementary color is #BBA69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.