What color is #9DB3B8?

#9DB3B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB3B8?

The RGB value is 157, 179, 184: 157 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB3B8?

The complementary color is #B8A29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB3B8 color

#9DB3B8 rgb(157, 179, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB3B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 70.2% green and 72.2% blue (157, 179, 184).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#9DB3B8 color codes

HEX	`#9DB3B8`
RGB	`rgb(157, 179, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 70.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, -6.5, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 8.26, 218.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.674, 42.868, 51.575)`
Decimal	`10335160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB3B8, 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 #9DB3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #9DB3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db3b8; }
.text { color: #9db3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 179 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db3b8, #9da6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB3B8?: #9DB3B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB3B8?: The RGB value is 157, 179, 184: 157 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB3B8?: The complementary color is #B8A29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.