What color is #9DBBBE?

#9DBBBE 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 #9DBBBE?

The RGB value is 157, 187, 190: 157 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBBBE?

The complementary color is #BEA09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBBBE color

#9DBBBE rgb(157, 187, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (157, 187, 190).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#9DBBBE color codes

HEX	`#9DBBBE`
RGB	`rgb(157, 187, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 73.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -9.47, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 10.66, 207.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.967, 46.425, 55.508)`
Decimal	`10337214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBBBE, 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 #9DBBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #9DBBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbbbe; }
.text { color: #9dbbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 187 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbbbe, #9dabbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBBBE?: #9DBBBE 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 #9DBBBE?: The RGB value is 157, 187, 190: 157 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBBBE?: The complementary color is #BEA09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.