What color is #9EBCC6?

#9EBCC6 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 #9EBCC6?

The RGB value is 158, 188, 198: 158 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBCC6?

The complementary color is #C6A89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBCC6 color

#9EBCC6 rgb(158, 188, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EBCC6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.7% green and 77.6% blue (158, 188, 198).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#9EBCC6 color codes

HEX	`#9EBCC6`
RGB	`rgb(158, 188, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -7.94, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 11.57, 226.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.274, 47.311, 60.32)`
Decimal	`10403014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBCC6, 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 #9EBCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #9EBCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebcc6; }
.text { color: #9ebcc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebcc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 188 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebcc6, #9ea8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EBCC6?: #9EBCC6 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 #9EBCC6?: The RGB value is 158, 188, 198: 158 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBCC6?: The complementary color is #C6A89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.