#9DB8AD Color

#9DB8AD is rgb(157, 184, 173) in RGB and hsl(156, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB8AD

HEX#9DB8AD

RGBrgb(157, 184, 173)

HSLhsl(156, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(156, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.033 168.9)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB8AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB8AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB8AD Complementary#B89DA8 Analogous#9DB8A0 Analogous#9DB6B8 Triadic#AE9DB8 Triadic#B8AE9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB8AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9C1B7 #B8CCC4 #C4D4CE #D3DFDA #DEE7E4 #EDF2F0

Shades

#83A597 #699181 #567669 #425C52 #2F413A #1C2622

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