What color is #9CBABE?

#9CBABE 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 #9CBABE?

The RGB value is 156, 186, 190: 156 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBABE?

The complementary color is #BEA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBABE color

#9CBABE rgb(156, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (156, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#9CBABE color codes

HEX	`#9CBABE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.48, -9.26, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.48, 10.73, 210.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.561, 45.902, 55.428)`
Decimal	`10271422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBABE, 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 #9CBABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #9CBABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbabe; }
.text { color: #9cbabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbabe, #9ca9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBABE?: #9CBABE 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 #9CBABE?: The RGB value is 156, 186, 190: 156 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBABE?: The complementary color is #BEA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.