What color is #9EB7C3?

#9EB7C3 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 #9EB7C3?

The RGB value is 158, 183, 195: 158 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB7C3?

The complementary color is #C3AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB7C3 color

#9EB7C3 rgb(158, 183, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB7C3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71.8% green and 76.5% blue (158, 183, 195).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#9EB7C3 color codes

HEX	`#9EB7C3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 183, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -5.94, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 10.73, 236.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.882, 45.075, 58.166)`
Decimal	`10401731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB7C3, 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 #9EB7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #9EB7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb7c3; }
.text { color: #9eb7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 183 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb7c3, #9ea4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EB7C3?: #9EB7C3 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 #9EB7C3?: The RGB value is 158, 183, 195: 158 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB7C3?: The complementary color is #C3AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.