#9EC9DB Color

#9EC9DB is rgb(158, 201, 219) in RGB and hsl(198, 46%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EC9DB

HEX#9EC9DB

RGBrgb(158, 201, 219)

HSLhsl(198, 46%, 74%)

HSVhsv(198, 28%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.052 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EC9DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EC9DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EC9DB Complementary#DBB19E Analogous#9EDBCF Analogous#9EAADB Triadic#DB9EC9 Triadic#C9DB9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EC9DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9CFDF #B8D7E5 #C3DEE9 #D2E6EE #DDECF3 #ECF5F8

Shades

#79B4CD #549FC0 #3D85A4 #2F677F #214859 #132A34

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