What color is #9EB6BC?

#9EB6BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB6BC?

The RGB value is 158, 182, 188: 158 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB6BC?

The complementary color is #BCA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB6BC color

#9EB6BC rgb(158, 182, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB6BC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (158, 182, 188).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#9EB6BC color codes

HEX	`#9EB6BC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 182, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -6.92, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 9.04, 220)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.903, 44.355, 54.026)`
Decimal	`10401468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB6BC, 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 #9EB6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #9EB6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb6bc; }
.text { color: #9eb6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 182 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb6bc, #9ea7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB6BC?: #9EB6BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB6BC?: The RGB value is 158, 182, 188: 158 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB6BC?: The complementary color is #BCA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.