What color is #9BBCBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #9BBCBB?

The RGB value is 155, 188, 187: 155 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBCBB?

The complementary color is #BC9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBCBB color

#9BBCBB rgb(155, 188, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (155, 188, 187).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#9BBCBB color codes

HEX	`#9BBCBB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 188, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -11.28, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 11.72, 195.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.468, 46.522, 53.851)`
Decimal	`10206395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBCBB, 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 #9BBCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #9BBCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbcbb; }
.text { color: #9bbcbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbcbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 188 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbcbb, #9badbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBCBB?: #9BBCBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBCBB?: The RGB value is 155, 188, 187: 155 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBCBB?: The complementary color is #BC9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.