#9DB9AD Color

#9DB9AD is rgb(157, 185, 173) in RGB and hsl(154, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB9AD

HEX#9DB9AD

RGBrgb(157, 185, 173)

HSLhsl(154, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(154, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.035 167.6)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB9AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB9AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB9AD Complementary#B99DA9 Analogous#9DB99E Analogous#9DB7B9 Triadic#AD9DB9 Triadic#B9AD9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB9AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8C2B7 #B7CCC3 #C3D5CD #D2DFDA #DEE8E4 #EDF2F0

Shades

#82A696 #689280 #557768 #425C51 #2F4239 #1C2722

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