What color is #9CBED9?

#9CBED9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBED9?

The RGB value is 156, 190, 217: 156 red, 190 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBED9?

The complementary color is #D9B79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBED9 color

#9CBED9 rgb(156, 190, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CBED9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.5% green and 85.1% blue (156, 190, 217).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#9CBED9 color codes

HEX	`#9CBED9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 190, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 45%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.39, -5.26, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.39, 18.03, 253.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.644, 48.903, 72.719)`
Decimal	`10272473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBED9, 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 #9CBED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #9CBED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbed9; }
.text { color: #9cbed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 190 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbed9, #9ca0d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CBED9?: #9CBED9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBED9?: The RGB value is 156, 190, 217: 156 red, 190 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBED9?: The complementary color is #D9B79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.