#9DB9AE Color

#9DB9AE is rgb(157, 185, 174) in RGB and hsl(156, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB9AE

HEX#9DB9AE

RGBrgb(157, 185, 174)

HSLhsl(156, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(156, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.034 169.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB9AE 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 #9DB9AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB9AE Complementary#B99DA8 Analogous#9DB99F Analogous#9DB6B9 Triadic#AE9DB9 Triadic#B9AE9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB9AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8C2B8 #B7CCC4 #C3D5CE #D2DFDA #DEE8E4 #EDF2F0

Shades

#82A698 #689281 #557769 #425C52 #2F423A #1C2722

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