What color is #9EBDBB?

#9EBDBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBDBB?

The RGB value is 158, 189, 187: 158 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBDBB?

The complementary color is #BD9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBDBB color

#9EBDBB rgb(158, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (158, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#9EBDBB color codes

HEX	`#9EBDBB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, -10.84, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 11.12, 192.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.265, 47.251, 53.95)`
Decimal	`10403259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBDBB, 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 #9EBDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #9EBDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebdbb; }
.text { color: #9ebdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebdbb, #9eb0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBDBB?: #9EBDBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBDBB?: The RGB value is 158, 189, 187: 158 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBDBB?: The complementary color is #BD9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.