What color is #9BBDBC?

#9BBDBC 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 #9BBDBC?

The RGB value is 155, 189, 188: 155 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBDBC?

The complementary color is #BD9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBDBC color

#9BBDBC rgb(155, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (155, 189, 188).

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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#9BBDBC color codes

HEX	`#9BBDBC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.19, -11.59, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.19, 12.05, 195.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.79, 46.993, 54.489)`
Decimal	`10206652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBDBC, 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 #9BBDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #9BBDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbdbc; }
.text { color: #9bbdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbdbc, #9badbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBDBC?: #9BBDBC 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 #9BBDBC?: The RGB value is 155, 189, 188: 155 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBDBC?: The complementary color is #BD9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.