What color is #9FB9C6?

#9FB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB9C6?

The RGB value is 159, 185, 198: 159 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB9C6?

The complementary color is #C6AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB9C6 color

#9FB9C6 rgb(159, 185, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.5% green and 77.6% blue (159, 185, 198).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#9FB9C6 color codes

HEX	`#9FB9C6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 185, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.64, -6.03, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.64, 11.27, 237.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.837, 46.145, 60.118)`
Decimal	`10467782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB9C6, 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 #9FB9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #9FB9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb9c6; }
.text { color: #9fb9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 185 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb9c6, #9fa6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FB9C6?: #9FB9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB9C6?: The RGB value is 159, 185, 198: 159 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB9C6?: The complementary color is #C6AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.