What color is #9FBDC8?

#9FBDC8 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 #9FBDC8?

The RGB value is 159, 189, 200: 159 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBDC8?

The complementary color is #C8AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBDC8 color

#9FBDC8 rgb(159, 189, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FBDC8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.1% green and 78.4% blue (159, 189, 200).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#9FBDC8 color codes

HEX	`#9FBDC8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 189, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, -7.72, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 11.79, 229.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.918, 47.935, 61.623)`
Decimal	`10468808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBDC8, 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 #9FBDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #9FBDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbdc8; }
.text { color: #9fbdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 189 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbdc8, #9fa8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FBDC8?: #9FBDC8 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 #9FBDC8?: The RGB value is 159, 189, 200: 159 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBDC8?: The complementary color is #C8AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.