#9CB3C9 Color

#9CB3C9 is rgb(156, 179, 201) in RGB and hsl(209, 29%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB3C9

HEX#9CB3C9

RGBrgb(156, 179, 201)

HSLhsl(209, 29%, 70%)

HSVhsv(209, 22%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.041 247.2)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB3C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB3C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB3C9 Complementary#C9B29C Analogous#9CC9C8 Analogous#9C9DC9 Triadic#C99CB3 Triadic#B3C99C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB3C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9BDD0 #B7C7D7 #C4D2DE #D1DCE6 #DEE6ED #EBF0F4

Shades

#7F9DB8 #5E83A6 #4C6C8A #3A5269 #2A3B4C #18212B

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