What color is #9BBBBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #9BBBBD?

The RGB value is 155, 187, 189: 155 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBBBD?

The complementary color is #BD9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBBBD color

#9BBBBD rgb(155, 187, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (155, 187, 189).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#9BBBBD color codes

HEX	`#9BBBBD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 187, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, -10.32, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 11.3, 204.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.471, 46.182, 54.916)`
Decimal	`10206141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBBBD, 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 #9BBBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #9BBBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbbbd; }
.text { color: #9bbbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 187 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbbbd, #9baabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBBBD?: #9BBBBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBBBD?: The RGB value is 155, 187, 189: 155 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBBBD?: The complementary color is #BD9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.