#9BB5B2 Color

#9BB5B2 is rgb(155, 181, 178) in RGB and hsl(173, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BB5B2

HEX#9BB5B2

RGBrgb(155, 181, 178)

HSLhsl(173, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(173, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.029 188.1)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BB5B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BB5B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BB5B2 Complementary#B59B9E Analogous#9BB5A5 Analogous#9BABB5 Triadic#B29BB5 Triadic#B5B29B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BB5B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC0BE #B6C9C7 #C4D4D2 #D0DCDB #DFE7E6 #EAF0EF

Shades

#81A29E #688D88 #55726F #435B58 #30413F #1C2625

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