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#9DAABE Color

#9DAABE is rgb(157, 170, 190) in RGB, hsl(216, 20%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Gray (#91A3B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DAABE
HEX#9DAABE
RGBrgb(157, 170, 190)
HSLhsl(216, 20%, 68%)
HSVhsv(216, 17%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.032 258.9)
LABlab(69.07% -1.55 -11.92)
LCHlch(69.07% 12.02 262.60)

What #9DAABE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9DAABE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 5.19Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.6Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 6.79Manatee#979AAAΔE 6.82Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.17Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9DAABE Channel Values

How #9DAABE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 157 · G 170 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 20% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 17% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DAABE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DAABE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DAABE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DAABE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DAABE
Complementary
#BEB19D
Analogous
#9DBABE
Analogous
#A09DBE
Triadic
#BE9DAA
Triadic
#AABE9D
Split comp.
#BEA09D
Split comp.
#BABE9D

Tints & Shades of #9DAABE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B5C6
#B9C2D0
#C5CDD8
#D1D7E0
#DDE2E9
#EDEFF3

Shades

#8292AB
#667A99
#54647D
#3F4C5F
#2D3643
#1B2028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DAABE.

How #9DAABE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9DAABE
Protanopia#A8A8BE
Protanomaly#A4A9BE
Deuteranopia#A6A6BE
Deuteranomaly#A2A8BE
Tritanopia#9AADAD
Tritanomaly#9BACB4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DAABE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9daabe: #9DAABE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DAABE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9daabe': '#9DAABE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.667, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9daabe">#9DAABE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DAABE"

More Blue Colors

#9DAABE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9DAABE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DAABE?

#9DAABE is a light blue — rgb(157, 170, 190) in RGB and hsl(216, 20%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Gray (#91A3B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #9DAABE?

#9DAABE is rgb(157, 170, 190) — red 157, green 170, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DAABE?

#9DAABE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DAABE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DAABE scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DAABE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DAABE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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