What color is #9BCBD7?

#9BCBD7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BCBD7?

The RGB value is 155, 203, 215: 155 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCBD7?

The complementary color is #D7A79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCBD7 color

#9BCBD7 rgb(155, 203, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BCBD7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 79.6% green and 84.3% blue (155, 203, 215).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#9BCBD7 color codes

HEX	`#9BCBD7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 203, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 79.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, -12.86, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 16.96, 220.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.135, 54.585, 72.329)`
Decimal	`10210263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCBD7, 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 #9BCBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #9BCBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcbd7; }
.text { color: #9bcbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 203 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcbd7, #9badd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BCBD7?: #9BCBD7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BCBD7?: The RGB value is 155, 203, 215: 155 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCBD7?: The complementary color is #D7A79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.