What color is #9EBFCF?

#9EBFCF 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 #9EBFCF?

The RGB value is 158, 191, 207: 158 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBFCF?

The complementary color is #CFAE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBFCF color

#9EBFCF rgb(158, 191, 207)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (158, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 34% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#9EBFCF color codes

HEX	`#9EBFCF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 34%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, -7.52, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 13.9, 237.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.991, 49.034, 66.166)`
Decimal	`10403791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBFCF, 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 #9EBFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #9EBFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebfcf; }
.text { color: #9ebfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebfcf, #9ea7cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EBFCF?: #9EBFCF 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 #9EBFCF?: The RGB value is 158, 191, 207: 158 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBFCF?: The complementary color is #CFAE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.