What color is #9ABDBC?

#9ABDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABDBC?

The RGB value is 154, 189, 188: 154 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABDBC?

The complementary color is #BD9A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABDBC color

#9ABDBC rgb(154, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9ABDBC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (154, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#9ABDBC color codes

HEX	`#9ABDBC`
RGB	`rgb(154, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, -11.9, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 12.38, 195.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.599, 46.895, 54.48)`
Decimal	`10141116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABDBC, 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 #9ABDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #9ABDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abdbc; }
.text { color: #9abdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abdbc, #9aadbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9ABDBC?: #9ABDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABDBC?: The RGB value is 154, 189, 188: 154 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABDBC?: The complementary color is #BD9A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.