What color is #9BC0CB?

#9BC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC0CB?

The RGB value is 155, 192, 203: 155 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC0CB?

The complementary color is #CBA69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC0CB color

#9BC0CB rgb(155, 192, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (155, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#9BC0CB color codes

HEX	`#9BC0CB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -9.86, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 13.76, 224.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.144, 48.978, 63.669)`
Decimal	`10207435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC0CB, 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 #9BC0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #9BC0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc0cb; }
.text { color: #9bc0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc0cb, #9ba8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BC0CB?: #9BC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC0CB?: The RGB value is 155, 192, 203: 155 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC0CB?: The complementary color is #CBA69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.