What color is #9DBCBA?

#9DBCBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBCBA?

The RGB value is 157, 188, 186: 157 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBCBA?

The complementary color is #BC9D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBCBA color

#9DBCBA rgb(157, 188, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (157, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#9DBCBA color codes

HEX	`#9DBCBA`
RGB	`rgb(157, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -10.84, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 11.13, 192.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.748, 46.679, 53.308)`
Decimal	`10337466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBCBA, 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 #9DBCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #9DBCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbcba; }
.text { color: #9dbcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbcba, #9dafbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBCBA?: #9DBCBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBCBA?: The RGB value is 157, 188, 186: 157 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBCBA?: The complementary color is #BC9D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.