Palettes / Colors / #9EAEB7

#9EAEB7 — Light Dusty Blue

#9EAEB7 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#9EAEB7 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B7A79E; it also sits naturally between #9EB7B4 and #9EA2B7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 68% · Blue 72%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 28%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9EAEB7

.text { color: #9EAEB7; }
.background { background-color: #9EAEB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EAEB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 174, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 15%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EAEB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 174, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EAEB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 174, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9EAEB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9EAEB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7A79E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EAEB7: #000000.

How #9EAEB7 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9EAEB7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9EAEB6  ·  #9EAEB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9EAEB7?

#9EAEB7 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 158, 174, 183). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EAEB7?

#9EAEB7 is RGB 158, 174, 183 — HSL 202°, 15%, 67% — CMYK 14%, 5%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #9EAEB7?

Its complement is #B7A79E; analogous partners are #9EB7B4 and #9EA2B7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EAEB7 for text?

Black text on #9EAEB7 has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.