#9EB5BD Color

#9EB5BD is rgb(158, 181, 189) in RGB and hsl(195, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EB5BD

HEX#9EB5BD

RGBrgb(158, 181, 189)

HSLhsl(195, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(195, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.028 220.7)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EB5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EB5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EB5BD Complementary#BDA69E Analogous#9EBDB5 Analogous#9EA6BD Triadic#BD9EB5 Triadic#B5BD9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EB5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AABEC5 #B9CACF #C5D3D8 #D1DCE0 #DEE6E8 #EDF1F3

Shades

#83A0AA #678C98 #55727C #40575E #2D3D43 #1B2427

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