#9EA8AE#9EA8AE
#9EA8AE is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.014 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 9%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 9%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, -2.31, -4.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 4.88, 241.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% -0.0084 -0.0115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.014 233.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7415, 38.3299, 45.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.3833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 1.61
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 3.26
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.97
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.01
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.16
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA8AE #AEA49E
analogous
#9EAEAC #9EA8AE #9EA0AE
triadic
#9EA8AE #AE9EA8 #A8AE9E
tetradic
#9EA8AE #AC9EAE #AEA49E #A0AE9E
square
#9EA8AE #AC9EAE #AEA49E #A0AE9E
split-complementary
#9EA8AE #AE9EA0 #AEAC9E
monochromatic
#5F6B72 #7D8A92 #9EA8AE #BFC6CA #E1E4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#9EA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#9EA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA8AE
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA8AE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AAAAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.014 233.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac1c6',
500: '#9ea8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea8ae; $custom-light: #bac1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.5,
"s": 8.989,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72551,
"c": 0.01431,
"h": 233.8
},
"luminance": 0.3833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA8AE
secondary
#D7D3D1
accent
#6B5393
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F7F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#111213
muted
#808182