What color is #9DB7B2?

#9DB7B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB7B2?

The RGB value is 157, 183, 178: 157 red, 183 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB7B2?

The complementary color is #B79DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB7B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB7B2 color

#9DB7B2 rgb(157, 183, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB7B2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 71.8% green and 69.8% blue (157, 183, 178).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#9DB7B2 color codes

HEX	`#9DB7B2`
RGB	`rgb(157, 183, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 71.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, -9.87, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 9.88, 182.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.872, 44.249, 48.604)`
Decimal	`10336178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB7B2, 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 #9DB7B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB7B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #9DB7B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db7b2; }
.text { color: #9db7b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db7b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 183 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db7b2, #9dafb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB7B2?: #9DB7B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB7B2?: The RGB value is 157, 183, 178: 157 red, 183 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB7B2?: The complementary color is #B79DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB7B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.