What color is #9EBEBC?

#9EBEBC 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 #9EBEBC?

The RGB value is 158, 190, 188: 158 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBEBC?

The complementary color is #BE9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBEBC color

#9EBEBC rgb(158, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (158, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#9EBEBC color codes

HEX	`#9EBEBC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.65, -11.15, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.65, 11.44, 193.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.589, 47.726, 54.588)`
Decimal	`10403516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBEBC, 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 #9EBEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #9EBEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebebc; }
.text { color: #9ebebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebebc, #9eb0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBEBC?: #9EBEBC 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 #9EBEBC?: The RGB value is 158, 190, 188: 158 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBEBC?: The complementary color is #BE9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.