#9EB4BD Color

#9EB4BD is rgb(158, 180, 189) in RGB and hsl(197, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EB4BD

HEX#9EB4BD

RGBrgb(158, 180, 189)

HSLhsl(197, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(197, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.028 224.4)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EB4BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EB4BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EB4BD Complementary#BDA79E Analogous#9EBDB6 Analogous#9EA5BD Triadic#BD9EB4 Triadic#B4BD9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EB4BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AABDC5 #B9C9CF #C5D3D8 #D1DCE0 #DEE5E8 #EDF1F3

Shades

#839FAA #678A98 #55717C #40565E #2D3D43 #1B2427

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