What color is #9DB9C6?

#9DB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB9C6?

The RGB value is 157, 185, 198: 157 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB9C6?

The complementary color is #C6AA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB9C6 color

#9DB9C6 rgb(157, 185, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.5% green and 77.6% blue (157, 185, 198).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#9DB9C6 color codes

HEX	`#9DB9C6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 185, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, -6.66, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 11.8, 235.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.444, 45.942, 60.099)`
Decimal	`10336710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB9C6, 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 #9DB9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #9DB9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db9c6; }
.text { color: #9db9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 185 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db9c6, #9da5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DB9C6?: #9DB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB9C6?: The RGB value is 157, 185, 198: 157 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB9C6?: The complementary color is #C6AA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.