What color is #9CB7B6?

#9CB7B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB7B6?

The RGB value is 156, 183, 182: 156 red, 183 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB7B6?

The complementary color is #B79C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB7B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB7B6 color

#9CB7B6 rgb(156, 183, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB7B6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.8% green and 71.4% blue (156, 183, 182).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#9CB7B6 color codes

HEX	`#9CB7B6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 183, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -9.37, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 9.72, 195.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.085, 44.311, 50.741)`
Decimal	`10270646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB7B6, 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 #9CB7B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB7B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #9CB7B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb7b6; }
.text { color: #9cb7b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb7b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 183 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb7b6, #9cabb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB7B6?: #9CB7B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB7B6?: The RGB value is 156, 183, 182: 156 red, 183 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB7B6?: The complementary color is #B79C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB7B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.