What color is #9DC1BF?

#9DC1BF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC1BF?

The RGB value is 157, 193, 191: 157 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC1BF?

The complementary color is #C19D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC1BF color

#9DC1BF rgb(157, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DC1BF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (157, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#9DC1BF color codes

HEX	`#9DC1BF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -12.4, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 12.75, 193.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.376, 49.068, 56.519)`
Decimal	`10338751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC1BF, 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 #9DC1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #9DC1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc1bf; }
.text { color: #9dc1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc1bf, #9db1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DC1BF?: #9DC1BF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC1BF?: The RGB value is 157, 193, 191: 157 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC1BF?: The complementary color is #C19D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.