What color is #9EBDCD?

#9EBDCD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBDCD?

The RGB value is 158, 189, 205: 158 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBDCD?

The complementary color is #CDAE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBDCD color

#9EBDCD rgb(158, 189, 205)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.1% green and 80.4% blue (158, 189, 205).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#9EBDCD color codes

HEX	`#9EBDCD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 189, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -6.91, -11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 13.42, 239.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.314, 48.071, 64.742)`
Decimal	`10403277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBDCD, 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 #9EBDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #9EBDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebdcd; }
.text { color: #9ebdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 189 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebdcd, #9ea6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EBDCD?: #9EBDCD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBDCD?: The RGB value is 158, 189, 205: 158 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBDCD?: The complementary color is #CDAE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.