What color is #9EB8B9?

#9EB8B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB8B9?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 185: 158 red, 184 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB8B9?

The complementary color is #B99F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB8B9 color

#9EB8B9 rgb(158, 184, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB8B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 72.5% blue (158, 184, 185).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#9EB8B9 color codes

HEX	`#9EB8B9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -8.62, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 9.3, 202.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.996, 45.052, 52.478)`
Decimal	`10401977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB8B9, 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 #9EB8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #9EB8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb8b9; }
.text { color: #9eb8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb8b9, #9eabb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB8B9?: #9EB8B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB8B9?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 185: 158 red, 184 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB8B9?: The complementary color is #B99F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.