What color is #9EB4B9?

#9EB4B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB4B9?

The RGB value is 158, 180, 185: 158 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB4B9?

The complementary color is #B9A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB4B9 color

#9EB4B9 rgb(158, 180, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB4B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (158, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#9EB4B9 color codes

HEX	`#9EB4B9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -6.49, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 8.25, 218.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.177, 43.413, 52.205)`
Decimal	`10400953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB4B9, 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 #9EB4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #9EB4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb4b9; }
.text { color: #9eb4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb4b9, #9ea7b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB4B9?: #9EB4B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB4B9?: The RGB value is 158, 180, 185: 158 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB4B9?: The complementary color is #B9A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.