What color is #9BC6BF?

#9BC6BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC6BF?

The RGB value is 155, 198, 191: 155 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC6BF?

The complementary color is #C69BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC6BF color

#9BC6BF rgb(155, 198, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC6BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 77.6% green and 74.9% blue (155, 198, 191).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#9BC6BF color codes

HEX	`#9BC6BF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 198, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 77.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, -15.61, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 15.65, 184.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.113, 51.117, 56.875)`
Decimal	`10208959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC6BF, 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 #9BC6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #9BC6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc6bf; }
.text { color: #9bc6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 198 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc6bf, #9bb8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BC6BF?: #9BC6BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC6BF?: The RGB value is 155, 198, 191: 155 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC6BF?: The complementary color is #C69BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.