What color is #9BCEC9?

#9BCEC9 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 #9BCEC9?

The RGB value is 155, 206, 201: 155 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCEC9?

The complementary color is #CE9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCEC9 color

#9BCEC9 rgb(155, 206, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BCEC9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 80.8% green and 78.8% blue (155, 206, 201).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#9BCEC9 color codes

HEX	`#9BCEC9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 206, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 80.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -17.54, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 17.78, 189.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.128, 55.326, 63.496)`
Decimal	`10211017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCEC9, 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 #9BCEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #9BCEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcec9; }
.text { color: #9bcec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 206 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcec9, #9bb9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BCEC9?: #9BCEC9 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 #9BCEC9?: The RGB value is 155, 206, 201: 155 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCEC9?: The complementary color is #CE9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.