What color is #9BBFBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #9BBFBC?

The RGB value is 155, 191, 188: 155 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBFBC?

The complementary color is #BF9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBFBC color

#9BBFBC rgb(155, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (155, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#9BBFBC color codes

HEX	`#9BBFBC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.74, -12.63, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.74, 12.87, 191.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.223, 47.86, 54.633)`
Decimal	`10207164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBFBC, 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 #9BBFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #9BBFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbfbc; }
.text { color: #9bbfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbfbc, #9bb0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBFBC?: #9BBFBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBFBC?: The RGB value is 155, 191, 188: 155 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBFBC?: The complementary color is #BF9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.