What color is #9DBABD?

#9DBABD 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 #9DBABD?

The RGB value is 157, 186, 189: 157 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBABD?

The complementary color is #BDA09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBABD?

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.

#9DBABD color

#9DBABD rgb(157, 186, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (157, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9DBABD color codes

HEX	`#9DBABD`
RGB	`rgb(157, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -9.16, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 10.34, 207.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.646, 45.959, 54.864)`
Decimal	`10336957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#9DBABD 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 #9DBABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbabd; }
.text { color: #9dbabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbabd, #9daabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBABD?: #9DBABD 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 #9DBABD?: The RGB value is 157, 186, 189: 157 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBABD?: The complementary color is #BDA09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBABD?: 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.