What color is #9FAED6?

#9FAED6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAED6?

The RGB value is 159, 174, 214: 159 red, 174 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAED6?

The complementary color is #D6C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAED6 color

#9FAED6 rgb(159, 174, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FAED6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 83.9% blue (159, 174, 214).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 40% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#9FAED6 color codes

HEX	`#9FAED6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 174, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 40%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 3.61, -21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 22.23, 279.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.568, 42.497, 69.618)`
Decimal	`10464982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAED6, 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 #9FAED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #9FAED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faed6; }
.text { color: #9faed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 174 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faed6, #ac9fd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FAED6?: #9FAED6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAED6?: The RGB value is 159, 174, 214: 159 red, 174 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAED6?: The complementary color is #D6C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.