What color is #9DB4B5?

#9DB4B5 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 #9DB4B5?

The RGB value is 157, 180, 181: 157 red, 180 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB4B5?

The complementary color is #B59E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB4B5 color

#9DB4B5 rgb(157, 180, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB4B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 70.6% green and 71% blue (157, 180, 181).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#9DB4B5 color codes

HEX	`#9DB4B5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 180, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 70.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, -7.66, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 8.29, 202.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.564, 43.146, 50.003)`
Decimal	`10335413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB4B5, 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 #9DB4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #9DB4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db4b5; }
.text { color: #9db4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 180 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db4b5, #9da8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB4B5?: #9DB4B5 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 #9DB4B5?: The RGB value is 157, 180, 181: 157 red, 180 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB4B5?: The complementary color is #B59E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.