What color is #9BC0BD?

#9BC0BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC0BD?

The RGB value is 155, 192, 189: 155 red, 192 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC0BD?

The complementary color is #C09B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC0BD color

#9BC0BD rgb(155, 192, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC0BD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.3% green and 74.1% blue (155, 192, 189).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#9BC0BD color codes

HEX	`#9BC0BD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 192, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, -12.94, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 13.19, 191.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.55, 48.341, 55.276)`
Decimal	`10207421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC0BD, 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 #9BC0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #9BC0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc0bd; }
.text { color: #9bc0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 192 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc0bd, #9bb0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BC0BD?: #9BC0BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC0BD?: The RGB value is 155, 192, 189: 155 red, 192 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC0BD?: The complementary color is #C09B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.