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#9EBBBF closest to Seafoam Whisper

#9EBBBF is a light gray; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(158, 187, 191)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 20% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #9EBBBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.31:1.

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Variations of #9EBBBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9EBBBF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9EBBBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9EBBBF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B4BF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B8BF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B9BF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B4BF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB6BF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #94BEBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9ABCBE
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0B7B8

#9EBBBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#9EBBBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.31:1 Very good#9EBBBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9EBBBF in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #9EBBBF; }
.background { background-color: #9EBBBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9EBBBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 187 191);
color: hsl(187 20% 68%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.032 206.7);

#9EBBBF FAQ

What color is #9EBBBF?

#9EBBBF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9EBBBF?

#9EBBBF is rgb(158, 187, 191) in RGB, hsl(187, 20%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9EBBBF?

The complementary color of #9EBBBF is #BFA29E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9EBBBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9EBBBF: 10.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9EBBBF a warm or cool color?

#9EBBBF is a neutral color.