What color is #9FBDC5?

#9FBDC5 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 #9FBDC5?

The RGB value is 159, 189, 197: 159 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBDC5?

The complementary color is #C5A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBDC5 color

#9FBDC5 rgb(159, 189, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FBDC5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.1% green and 77.3% blue (159, 189, 197).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#9FBDC5 color codes

HEX	`#9FBDC5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 189, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, -8.38, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 11.18, 221.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.571, 47.796, 59.795)`
Decimal	`10468805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBDC5, 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 #9FBDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #9FBDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbdc5; }
.text { color: #9fbdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 189 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbdc5, #9faac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FBDC5?: #9FBDC5 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 #9FBDC5?: The RGB value is 159, 189, 197: 159 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBDC5?: The complementary color is #C5A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.