What color is #9EB8B4?

#9EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB8B4?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 180: 158 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB8B4?

The complementary color is #B89EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB8B4 color

#9EB8B4 rgb(158, 184, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 70.6% blue (158, 184, 180).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#9EB8B4 color codes

HEX	`#9EB8B4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -9.66, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 9.7, 185.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.477, 44.844, 49.747)`
Decimal	`10401972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB8B4, 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 #9EB8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #9EB8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb8b4; }
.text { color: #9eb8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb8b4, #9eafb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB8B4?: #9EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB8B4?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 180: 158 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB8B4?: The complementary color is #B89EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.