#9DB9B5 Color

#9DB9B5 is rgb(157, 185, 181) in RGB and hsl(171, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB9B5

HEX#9DB9B5

RGBrgb(157, 185, 181)

HSLhsl(171, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(171, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.031 186)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB9B5 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 text10.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB9B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB9B5 Complementary#B99DA1 Analogous#9DB9A7 Analogous#9DAFB9 Triadic#B59DB9 Triadic#B9B59D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB9B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8C2BE #B7CCC9 #C3D5D2 #D2DFDD #DEE8E6 #EDF2F2

Shades

#82A6A1 #68928C #557772 #425C58 #2F423F #1C2725

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