#9DB8BE Color

#9DB8BE is rgb(157, 184, 190) in RGB and hsl(191, 20%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB8BE

HEX#9DB8BE

RGBrgb(157, 184, 190)

HSLhsl(191, 20%, 68%)

HSVhsv(191, 17%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.031 212.6)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB8BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB8BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB8BE Complementary#BEA39D Analogous#9DBEB3 Analogous#9DA7BE Triadic#BE9DB8 Triadic#B8BE9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB8BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9C1C6 #B9CCD0 #C5D5D8 #D1DEE0 #DDE7E9 #EDF2F3

Shades

#82A4AB #669099 #54767D #3F595F #2D3F43 #1B2528

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