Recognised as Colour
#9DB3AD
- #9DB3AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9DB3AD is a cyan with RGB values 157, 179, 173 and HSL 164°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9DB3AD#9DB3AD
HEX#9DB3AD
RGBrgb(157, 179, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.702, 0.6784
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(163.6, 12.6%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 12.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK12.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,149
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB3AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#624C52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B39DA3
Analogous#9DB3A2, #9DAEB3
Triadic#AD9DB3, #B3AD9D
Split complementary#B39DAE, #B3A29D
Tetradic#A29DB3, #B39DA3, #AEB39D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G179
B173
Red157 (61.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)12.64%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G B3 · B AD
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