What color is #9EC3C7?

#9EC3C7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC3C7?

The RGB value is 158, 195, 199: 158 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC3C7?

The complementary color is #C7A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC3C7 color

#9EC3C7 rgb(158, 195, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EC3C7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 76.5% green and 78% blue (158, 195, 199).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#9EC3C7 color codes

HEX	`#9EC3C7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 195, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 76.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -11.4, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 12.92, 208.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.922, 50.421, 61.44)`
Decimal	`10404807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC3C7, 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 #9EC3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #9EC3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec3c7; }
.text { color: #9ec3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 195 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec3c7, #9eaec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EC3C7?: #9EC3C7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC3C7?: The RGB value is 158, 195, 199: 158 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC3C7?: The complementary color is #C7A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.