What color is #9EB8C5?

#9EB8C5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB8C5?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 197: 158 red, 184 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB8C5?

The complementary color is #C5AB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB8C5 color

#9EB8C5 rgb(158, 184, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB8C5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 77.3% blue (158, 184, 197).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#9EB8C5 color codes

HEX	`#9EB8C5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -6.03, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 11.28, 237.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.316, 45.58, 59.433)`
Decimal	`10401989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB8C5, 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 #9EB8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #9EB8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb8c5; }
.text { color: #9eb8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb8c5, #9ea5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EB8C5?: #9EB8C5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB8C5?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 197: 158 red, 184 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB8C5?: The complementary color is #C5AB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.