What color is #9BCCCD?

#9BCCCD 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 #9BCCCD?

The RGB value is 155, 204, 205: 155 red, 204 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCCCD?

The complementary color is #CD9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCCCD color

#9BCCCD rgb(155, 204, 205)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 80% green and 80.4% blue (155, 204, 205).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#9BCCCD color codes

HEX	`#9BCCCD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 204, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 80%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, -15.64, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 16.65, 200.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.126, 54.56, 65.847)`
Decimal	`10210509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCCCD, 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 #9BCCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #9BCCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcccd; }
.text { color: #9bcccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 204 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcccd, #9bb3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BCCCD?: #9BCCCD 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 #9BCCCD?: The RGB value is 155, 204, 205: 155 red, 204 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCCCD?: The complementary color is #CD9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.