What color is #9EB7BB?

#9EB7BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB7BB?

The RGB value is 158, 183, 187: 158 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB7BB?

The complementary color is #BBA29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB7BB color

#9EB7BB rgb(158, 183, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB7BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71.8% green and 73.3% blue (158, 183, 187).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#9EB7BB color codes

HEX	`#9EB7BB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 183, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, -7.67, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 9.1, 212.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.001, 44.723, 53.529)`
Decimal	`10401723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB7BB, 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 #9EB7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #9EB7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb7bb; }
.text { color: #9eb7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 183 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb7bb, #9ea9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB7BB?: #9EB7BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB7BB?: The RGB value is 158, 183, 187: 158 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB7BB?: The complementary color is #BBA29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.