What color is #9FBCC5?

#9FBCC5 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 #9FBCC5?

The RGB value is 159, 188, 197: 159 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBCC5?

The complementary color is #C5A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBCC5 color

#9FBCC5 rgb(159, 188, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FBCC5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (159, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#9FBCC5 color codes

HEX	`#9FBCC5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -7.85, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 11.07, 224.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.357, 47.367, 59.724)`
Decimal	`10468549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBCC5, 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 #9FBCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #9FBCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbcc5; }
.text { color: #9fbcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbcc5, #9fa9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FBCC5?: #9FBCC5 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 #9FBCC5?: The RGB value is 159, 188, 197: 159 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBCC5?: The complementary color is #C5A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.