What color is #9DBDB5?

#9DBDB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBDB5?

The RGB value is 157, 189, 181: 157 red, 189 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBDB5?

The complementary color is #BD9DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBDB5 color

#9DBDB5 rgb(157, 189, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DBDB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.1% green and 71% blue (157, 189, 181).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#9DBDB5 color codes

HEX	`#9DBDB5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 189, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 74.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, -12.4, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 12.41, 177.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.441, 46.898, 50.629)`
Decimal	`10337717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBDB5, 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 #9DBDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #9DBDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbdb5; }
.text { color: #9dbdb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbdb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 189 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbdb5, #9db5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBDB5?: #9DBDB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBDB5?: The RGB value is 157, 189, 181: 157 red, 189 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBDB5?: The complementary color is #BD9DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.