What color is #9EBCC0?

#9EBCC0 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 #9EBCC0?

The RGB value is 158, 188, 192: 158 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBCC0?

The complementary color is #C0A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBCC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBCC0 color

#9EBCC0 rgb(158, 188, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EBCC0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.7% green and 75.3% blue (158, 188, 192).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#9EBCC0 color codes

HEX	`#9EBCC0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 188, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, -9.25, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 10.71, 210.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.596, 47.04, 56.747)`
Decimal	`10403008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBCC0, 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 #9EBCC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBCC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #9EBCC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebcc0; }
.text { color: #9ebcc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebcc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 188 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebcc0, #9eabc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EBCC0?: #9EBCC0 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 #9EBCC0?: The RGB value is 158, 188, 192: 158 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBCC0?: The complementary color is #C0A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBCC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.