What color is #9BB5BD?

#9BB5BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB5BD?

The RGB value is 155, 181, 189: 155 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB5BD?

The complementary color is #BDA39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB5BD color

#9BB5BD rgb(155, 181, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB5BD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (155, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#9BB5BD color codes

HEX	`#9BB5BD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, -7.14, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 10.03, 224.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.224, 43.689, 54.501)`
Decimal	`10204605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB5BD, 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 #9BB5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #9BB5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb5bd; }
.text { color: #9bb5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb5bd, #9ba4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BB5BD?: #9BB5BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB5BD?: The RGB value is 155, 181, 189: 155 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB5BD?: The complementary color is #BDA39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.