#9DB9BE Color

#9DB9BE is rgb(157, 185, 190) in RGB and hsl(189, 20%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB9BE

HEX#9DB9BE

RGBrgb(157, 185, 190)

HSLhsl(189, 20%, 68%)

HSVhsv(189, 17%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.031 209.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB9BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB9BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB9BE Complementary#BEA29D Analogous#9DBEB2 Analogous#9DA9BE Triadic#BE9DB9 Triadic#B9BE9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB9BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9C2C6 #B9CDD0 #C5D5D8 #D1DEE0 #DDE7E9 #EDF2F3

Shades

#82A5AB #669199 #54777D #3F5A5F #2D4043 #1B2628

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