#9BCED9 Color

#9BCED9 is rgb(155, 206, 217) in RGB and hsl(191, 45%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BCED9

HEX#9BCED9

RGBrgb(155, 206, 217)

HSLhsl(191, 45%, 73%)

HSVhsv(191, 29%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.055 212.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BCED9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BCED9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BCED9 Complementary#D9A79B Analogous#9BD9C6 Analogous#9BAFD9 Triadic#D99BCE Triadic#CED99B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BCED9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAD5DF #B5DBE3 #C4E2E9 #CFE7ED #DEEFF2 #E9F4F7

Shades

#76BCCB #51A9BD #3C8D9F #306F7E #224F59 #142E34

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