What color is #9DBCC3?

#9DBCC3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBCC3?

The RGB value is 157, 188, 195: 157 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBCC3?

The complementary color is #C3A49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBCC3 color

#9DBCC3 rgb(157, 188, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DBCC3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 73.7% green and 76.5% blue (157, 188, 195).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 10.41:1).

#9DBCC3 color codes

HEX	`#9DBCC3`
RGB	`rgb(157, 188, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 73.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -8.91, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 11.34, 218.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.735, 47.073, 58.506)`
Decimal	`10337475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBCC3, 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 #9DBCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #9DBCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbcc3; }
.text { color: #9dbcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 188 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbcc3, #9da9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DBCC3?: #9DBCC3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBCC3?: The RGB value is 157, 188, 195: 157 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBCC3?: The complementary color is #C3A49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.