#9DB2BF · near Dusty Blue

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#9DB2BF (RGB 157, 178, 191) is a medium, nearly neutral gray, closest to Dusty Blue and near Heather and Greige. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #9DB2BF a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 235°.

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HEX#9DB2BF
RGBrgb(157, 178, 191)
HSLhsl(203, 21%, 68%)
CMYK18, 7, 0, 25
CSS var--dusty-blue
Contrast2.2:1 white · 9.55:1 black

Similar named colors

Dusty Blue #8FA8BFHeather #B7A9C9Greige #B7AFA3Ash #B2BEB5Mushroom #BDB0A0

How to use #9DB2BF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #9DB2BF (9.55:1); white text does not (2.2:1).

For a calm scheme pair #9DB2BF with its analogous neighbors #9CBFBB and #9CA0BF; for contrast use its complement #BFA99C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dusty-blue: #9DB2BF;

Color card

#9DB2BF hex color card: near Dusty Blue, RGB 157, 178, 191
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Shades & tints

#1F2426#3F474C#5E6B73#7E8E99#9DB2BF#B1C1CC#C4D1D9#D8E0E5#EBF0F2

Color harmonies for #9DB2BF

Complementary

#9DB2BF#BFA99C

Analogous

#9DB2BF#9CBFBB#9CA0BF

Triadic

#9DB2BF#BF9CB1#B1BF9C

Split complementary

#9DB2BF#BF9CA0#BFBB9C

Tetradic

#9DB2BF#BB9CBF#BFA99C#A0BF9C

Palettes with #9DB2BF