#9DC5D8 Color

#9DC5D8 is rgb(157, 197, 216) in RGB and hsl(199, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DC5D8

HEX#9DC5D8

RGBrgb(157, 197, 216)

HSLhsl(199, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(199, 27%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.05 228.5)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DC5D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DC5D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DC5D8 Complementary#D8AF9D Analogous#9DD8CD Analogous#9DA7D8 Triadic#D89DC5 Triadic#C5D89D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DC5D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABCEDE #B6D4E2 #C5DDE8 #D0E3EC #DEECF2 #E9F2F6

Shades

#78B0C9 #549ABB #3F7F9D #31647C #234758 #142933

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