#9DB5BE Color

#9DB5BE is rgb(157, 181, 190) in RGB and hsl(196, 20%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB5BE

HEX#9DB5BE

RGBrgb(157, 181, 190)

HSLhsl(196, 20%, 68%)

HSVhsv(196, 17%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.029 222.4)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB5BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB5BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB5BE Complementary#BEA69D Analogous#9DBEB6 Analogous#9DA5BE Triadic#BE9DB5 Triadic#B5BE9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB5BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9BEC6 #B9CAD0 #C5D3D8 #D1DCE0 #DDE6E9 #EDF1F3

Shades

#82A0AB #668B99 #54727D #3F565F #2D3D43 #1B2428

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