What color is #9DB5BB?

#9DB5BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB5BB?

The RGB value is 157, 181, 187: 157 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB5BB?

The complementary color is #BBA39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB5BB color

#9DB5BB rgb(157, 181, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB5BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 71% green and 73.3% blue (157, 181, 187).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#9DB5BB color codes

HEX	`#9DB5BB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 181, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 71%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, -6.93, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 9.04, 220.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.396, 43.803, 53.383)`
Decimal	`10335675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB5BB, 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 #9DB5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #9DB5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db5bb; }
.text { color: #9db5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 181 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db5bb, #9da6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB5BB?: #9DB5BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB5BB?: The RGB value is 157, 181, 187: 157 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB5BB?: The complementary color is #BBA39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.