#9DB1BF#9DB1BF

#9DB1BF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.030 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9DB1BF
RGBrgb(157, 177, 191)
HSLhsl(205, 21%, 68%)
HSVhsv(205, 18%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(17.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(71.13, -3.91, -9.45)
CIE-LCHlch(71.13, 10.23, 247.50°)
OKLaboklab(74.95% -0.0157 -0.0256)
OKLCHoklch(74.95% 0.03 238.4)
XYZxyz(39.0283, 42.3730, 55.4027)
Luminance0.4237 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9DB1BF #BFAB9D
analogous
#9DBFBC #9DB1BF #9DA0BF
triadic
#9DB1BF #BF9DB1 #B1BF9D
tetradic
#9DB1BF #BC9DBF #BFAB9D #A0BF9D
square
#9DB1BF #BC9DBF #BFAB9D #A0BF9D
split-complementary
#9DB1BF #BF9DA0 #BFBC9D
monochromatic
#597588 #7894A7 #9DB1BF #C2CED7 #E7ECEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.22
#9DB1BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.47
#9DB1BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB1BF
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9DB1BF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##9DB1BF1.002.229.479.47
#FFFFFF2.221.0021.0021.00
#0000009.4721.001.001.00
##0000009.4721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB0C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94B5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9db1bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 177, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.030 238.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac8d2',
    500: '#9db1bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9db1bf;
$custom-light: #bac8d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9db1bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 20.988,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74954,
    "c": 0.03003,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.42374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9DB1BF
secondary
#E1DBD7
accent
#6B469F
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#111314
muted
#808282

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#9DB1BF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva