What color is #9BC1BC?

#9BC1BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC1BC?

The RGB value is 155, 193, 188: 155 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC1BC?

The complementary color is #C19BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC1BC color

#9BC1BC rgb(155, 193, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC1BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (155, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#9BC1BC color codes

HEX	`#9BC1BC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, -13.67, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 13.77, 186.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.662, 48.738, 54.779)`
Decimal	`10207676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC1BC, 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 #9BC1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #9BC1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc1bc; }
.text { color: #9bc1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc1bc, #9bb3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BC1BC?: #9BC1BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC1BC?: The RGB value is 155, 193, 188: 155 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC1BC?: The complementary color is #C19BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.