What color is #9EB8D4?

#9EB8D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB8D4?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 212: 158 red, 184 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB8D4?

The complementary color is #D4BA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB8D4 color

#9EB8D4 rgb(158, 184, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EB8D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 83.1% blue (158, 184, 212).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 39% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blues White Shoes (#99BADD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#9EB8D4 color codes

HEX	`#9EB8D4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 39%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 25%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -2.62, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 17.21, 261.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.121, 46.302, 68.94)`
Decimal	`10402004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB8D4, 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 #9EB8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #9EB8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb8d4; }
.text { color: #9eb8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb8d4, #9f9ed4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EB8D4?: #9EB8D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB8D4?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 212: 158 red, 184 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB8D4?: The complementary color is #D4BA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.