What color is #9FAEC5?

#9FAEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAEC5?

The RGB value is 159, 174, 197: 159 red, 174 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAEC5?

The complementary color is #C5B69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAEC5 color

#9FAEC5 rgb(159, 174, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FAEC5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 77.3% blue (159, 174, 197).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#9FAEC5 color codes

HEX	`#9FAEC5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 174, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, -0.31, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 13.46, 268.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.51, 41.673, 58.775)`
Decimal	`10464965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAEC5, 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 #9FAEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #9FAEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faec5; }
.text { color: #9faec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 174 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faec5, #a39fc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FAEC5?: #9FAEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAEC5?: The RGB value is 159, 174, 197: 159 red, 174 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAEC5?: The complementary color is #C5B69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.