What color is #9CB5C1?

#9CB5C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB5C1?

The RGB value is 156, 181, 193: 156 red, 181 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB5C1?

The complementary color is #C1A89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB5C1 color

#9CB5C1 rgb(156, 181, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB5C1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71% green and 75.7% blue (156, 181, 193).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#9CB5C1 color codes

HEX	`#9CB5C1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 181, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -5.95, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 10.74, 236.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.857, 43.965, 56.828)`
Decimal	`10270145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB5C1, 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 #9CB5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #9CB5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb5c1; }
.text { color: #9cb5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 181 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb5c1, #9ca3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CB5C1?: #9CB5C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB5C1?: The RGB value is 156, 181, 193: 156 red, 181 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB5C1?: The complementary color is #C1A89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.