What color is #9FB9C1?

#9FB9C1 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 #9FB9C1?

The RGB value is 159, 185, 193: 159 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB9C1?

The complementary color is #C1A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB9C1 color

#9FB9C1 rgb(159, 185, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FB9C1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (159, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#9FB9C1 color codes

HEX	`#9FB9C1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, -7.12, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 10, 224.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.27, 45.918, 57.13)`
Decimal	`10467777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB9C1, 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 #9FB9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #9FB9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb9c1; }
.text { color: #9fb9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb9c1, #9fa8c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FB9C1?: #9FB9C1 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 #9FB9C1?: The RGB value is 159, 185, 193: 159 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB9C1?: The complementary color is #C1A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.