What color is #9BC5C2?

#9BC5C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC5C2?

The RGB value is 155, 197, 194: 155 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC5C2?

The complementary color is #C59B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC5C2 color

#9BC5C2 rgb(155, 197, 194)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC5C2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 77.3% green and 76.1% blue (155, 197, 194).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#9BC5C2 color codes

HEX	`#9BC5C2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 197, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 77.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, -14.46, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 14.78, 191.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.219, 50.794, 58.556)`
Decimal	`10208706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC5C2, 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 #9BC5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #9BC5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc5c2; }
.text { color: #9bc5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 197 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc5c2, #9bb3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BC5C2?: #9BC5C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC5C2?: The RGB value is 155, 197, 194: 155 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC5C2?: The complementary color is #C59B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.