What color is #9FBDBC?

#9FBDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FBDBC?

The RGB value is 159, 189, 188: 159 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBDBC?

The complementary color is #BD9FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBDBC color

#9FBDBC rgb(159, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (159, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#9FBDBC color codes

HEX	`#9FBDBC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -10.3, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 10.7, 195.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.57, 47.396, 54.525)`
Decimal	`10468796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBDBC, 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 #9FBDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #9FBDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbdbc; }
.text { color: #9fbdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbdbc, #9fafbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FBDBC?: #9FBDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBDBC?: The RGB value is 159, 189, 188: 159 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBDBC?: The complementary color is #BD9FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.