What color is #9DC1C7?

#9DC1C7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC1C7?

The RGB value is 157, 193, 199: 157 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC1C7?

The complementary color is #C7A39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC1C7 color

#9DC1C7 rgb(157, 193, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DC1C7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 75.7% green and 78% blue (157, 193, 199).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#9DC1C7 color codes

HEX	`#9DC1C7`
RGB	`rgb(157, 193, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 75.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.72, -10.67, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.72, 12.76, 213.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.28, 49.43, 61.282)`
Decimal	`10338759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC1C7, 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 #9DC1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #9DC1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc1c7; }
.text { color: #9dc1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 193 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc1c7, #9dacc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DC1C7?: #9DC1C7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC1C7?: The RGB value is 157, 193, 199: 157 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC1C7?: The complementary color is #C7A39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.