What color is #9BC0BF?

#9BC0BF 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 #9BC0BF?

The RGB value is 155, 192, 191: 155 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC0BF?

The complementary color is #C09B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC0BF color

#9BC0BF rgb(155, 192, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC0BF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.3% green and 74.9% blue (155, 192, 191).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#9BC0BF color codes

HEX	`#9BC0BF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 192, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, -12.51, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 13.01, 196)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.769, 48.428, 56.427)`
Decimal	`10207423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC0BF, 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 #9BC0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #9BC0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc0bf; }
.text { color: #9bc0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 192 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc0bf, #9bafc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BC0BF?: #9BC0BF 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 #9BC0BF?: The RGB value is 155, 192, 191: 155 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC0BF?: The complementary color is #C09B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.