What color is #9BB5B3?

#9BB5B3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB5B3?

The RGB value is 155, 181, 179: 155 red, 181 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB5B3?

The complementary color is #B59B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB5B3 color

#9BB5B3 rgb(155, 181, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB5B3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71% green and 70.2% blue (155, 181, 179).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#9BB5B3 color codes

HEX	`#9BB5B3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 181, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, -9.27, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 9.48, 192)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.176, 43.27, 48.98)`
Decimal	`10204595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB5B3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9BB5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9BB5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb5b3; }
.text { color: #9bb5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 181 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb5b3, #9baab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BB5B3?: #9BB5B3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB5B3?: The RGB value is 155, 181, 179: 155 red, 181 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB5B3?: The complementary color is #B59B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.