What color is #9CBDCB?

#9CBDCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBDCB?

The RGB value is 156, 189, 203: 156 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBDCB?

The complementary color is #CBAA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBDCB color

#9CBDCB rgb(156, 189, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CBDCB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (156, 189, 203).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#9CBDCB color codes

HEX	`#9CBDCB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 189, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -7.97, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 13.36, 233.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.684, 47.773, 63.461)`
Decimal	`10272203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBDCB, 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 #9CBDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #9CBDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbdcb; }
.text { color: #9cbdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 189 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbdcb, #9ca6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CBDCB?: #9CBDCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBDCB?: The RGB value is 156, 189, 203: 156 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBDCB?: The complementary color is #CBAA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.