What color is #9BC7BE?

#9BC7BE 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 #9BC7BE?

The RGB value is 155, 199, 190: 155 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC7BE?

The complementary color is #C79BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC7BE color

#9BC7BE rgb(155, 199, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC7BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 78% green and 74.5% blue (155, 199, 190).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#9BC7BE color codes

HEX	`#9BC7BE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 199, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 78%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, -16.33, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 16.34, 180.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.233, 51.531, 56.374)`
Decimal	`10209214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC7BE, 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 #9BC7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #9BC7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc7be; }
.text { color: #9bc7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 199 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc7be, #9bbac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BC7BE?: #9BC7BE 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 #9BC7BE?: The RGB value is 155, 199, 190: 155 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC7BE?: The complementary color is #C79BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.