What color is #9FB4BE?

#9FB4BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB4BE?

The RGB value is 159, 180, 190: 159 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB4BE?

The complementary color is #BEA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB4BE color

#9FB4BE rgb(159, 180, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FB4BE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 70.6% green and 74.5% blue (159, 180, 190).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#9FB4BE color codes

HEX	`#9FB4BE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 180, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 70.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, -5.1, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 9.08, 235.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.911, 43.73, 55.043)`
Decimal	`10466494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB4BE, 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 #9FB4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #9FB4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb4be; }
.text { color: #9fb4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 180 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb4be, #9fa5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FB4BE?: #9FB4BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB4BE?: The RGB value is 159, 180, 190: 159 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB4BE?: The complementary color is #BEA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.