What color is #9DB8BD?

#9DB8BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB8BD?

The RGB value is 157, 184, 189: 157 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB8BD?

The complementary color is #BDA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB8BD color

#9DB8BD rgb(157, 184, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB8BD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.2% green and 74.1% blue (157, 184, 189).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#9DB8BD color codes

HEX	`#9DB8BD`
RGB	`rgb(157, 184, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, -8.1, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 9.85, 214.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.228, 45.122, 54.724)`
Decimal	`10336445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB8BD, 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 #9DB8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #9DB8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db8bd; }
.text { color: #9db8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 184 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db8bd, #9da8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB8BD?: #9DB8BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB8BD?: The RGB value is 157, 184, 189: 157 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB8BD?: The complementary color is #BDA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.