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#9BBDCD closest to Gentle Sky

#9BBDCD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(155, 189, 205)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 33% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #9BBDCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.55:1.

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Variations of #9BBDCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BBDCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BBDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BBDCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADB5CD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEBBCE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADB5CD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B8CD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8CC2C2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96BFC8
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B9BD

#9BBDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#9BBDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.55:1 Very good#9BBDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BBDCD in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #9BBDCD; }
.background { background-color: #9BBDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BBDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 189 205);
color: hsl(199 33% 71%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.043 228.1);

#9BBDCD FAQ

What color is #9BBDCD?

#9BBDCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BBDCD?

#9BBDCD is rgb(155, 189, 205) in RGB, hsl(199, 33%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BBDCD?

The complementary color of #9BBDCD is #CDAB9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BBDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BBDCD: 10.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BBDCD a warm or cool color?

#9BBDCD is a cool color.