What color is #9DBEBD?

#9DBEBD 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 #9DBEBD?

The RGB value is 157, 190, 189: 157 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBEBD?

The complementary color is #BE9D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBEBD color

#9DBEBD rgb(157, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (157, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#9DBEBD color codes

HEX	`#9DBEBD`
RGB	`rgb(157, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.61, -11.26, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.61, 11.7, 195.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.501, 47.668, 55.148)`
Decimal	`10337981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBEBD, 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 #9DBEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #9DBEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbebd; }
.text { color: #9dbebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbebd, #9daebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBEBD?: #9DBEBD 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 #9DBEBD?: The RGB value is 157, 190, 189: 157 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBEBD?: The complementary color is #BE9D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.