What color is #9CB9BC?

#9CB9BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB9BC?

The RGB value is 156, 185, 188: 156 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB9BC?

The complementary color is #BC9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB9BC color

#9CB9BC rgb(156, 185, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB9BC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.5% green and 73.7% blue (156, 185, 188).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#9CB9BC color codes

HEX	`#9CB9BC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 185, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, -9.16, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 10.35, 207.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.134, 45.396, 54.215)`
Decimal	`10271164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB9BC, 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 #9CB9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #9CB9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb9bc; }
.text { color: #9cb9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 185 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb9bc, #9ca9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB9BC?: #9CB9BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB9BC?: The RGB value is 156, 185, 188: 156 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB9BC?: The complementary color is #BC9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.