#9DB5B9 Color

#9DB5B9 is rgb(157, 181, 185) in RGB and hsl(189, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB5B9

HEX#9DB5B9

RGBrgb(157, 181, 185)

HSLhsl(189, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(189, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.027 208.7)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB5B9 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 text9.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB5B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB5B9 Complementary#B9A19D Analogous#9DB9AF Analogous#9DA7B9 Triadic#B99DB5 Triadic#B5B99D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB5B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BEC2 #B7C9CC #C3D2D5 #D2DDDF #DEE6E8 #EDF2F2

Shades

#82A1A6 #688C92 #557277 #42585C #2F3F42 #1C2527

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