What color is #9CB6B8?

#9CB6B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB6B8?

The RGB value is 156, 182, 184: 156 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB6B8?

The complementary color is #B89E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB6B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB6B8 color

#9CB6B8 rgb(156, 182, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB6B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.4% green and 72.2% blue (156, 182, 184).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#9CB6B8 color codes

HEX	`#9CB6B8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 182, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -8.42, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 9.32, 205.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.088, 43.983, 51.768)`
Decimal	`10270392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB6B8, 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 #9CB6B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB6B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #9CB6B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb6b8; }
.text { color: #9cb6b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb6b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 182 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb6b8, #9ca8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB6B8?: #9CB6B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB6B8?: The RGB value is 156, 182, 184: 156 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB6B8?: The complementary color is #B89E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB6B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.