What color is #9BB9BF?

#9BB9BF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB9BF?

The RGB value is 155, 185, 191: 155 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB9BF?

The complementary color is #BFA19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB9BF color

#9BB9BF rgb(155, 185, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB9BF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 72.5% green and 74.9% blue (155, 185, 191).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#9BB9BF color codes

HEX	`#9BB9BF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 185, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 72.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -8.83, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 10.92, 216.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.268, 45.427, 55.927)`
Decimal	`10205631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB9BF, 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 #9BB9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #9BB9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb9bf; }
.text { color: #9bb9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 185 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb9bf, #9ba7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BB9BF?: #9BB9BF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB9BF?: The RGB value is 155, 185, 191: 155 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB9BF?: The complementary color is #BFA19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.