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#9DB6BC closest to Shallow Sea

#9DB6BC is a light gray; the closest named color is Shallow Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(157, 182, 188)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 19% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #9DB6BC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.85:1.

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Variations of #9DB6BC

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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#9DB6BC 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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#9DB6BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9DB6BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACB0BC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B4BC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB4BC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACB0BC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B2BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #94B9B8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9AB7BA
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADB3B4

#9DB6BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#9DB6BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.85:1 Very good#9DB6BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DB6BC in CSS

/* Shallow Sea */
.color { color: #9DB6BC; }
.background { background-color: #9DB6BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9DB6BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 182 188);
color: hsl(192 19% 68%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.029 213.8);

#9DB6BC FAQ

What color is #9DB6BC?

#9DB6BC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9DB6BC?

#9DB6BC is rgb(157, 182, 188) in RGB, hsl(192, 19%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DB6BC?

The complementary color of #9DB6BC is #BCA39D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DB6BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DB6BC: 9.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DB6BC a warm or cool color?

#9DB6BC is a neutral color.