What color is #9BCFCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #9BCFCA?

The RGB value is 155, 207, 202: 155 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCFCA?

The complementary color is #CF9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCFCA color

#9BCFCA rgb(155, 207, 202)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (155, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#9BCFCA color codes

HEX	`#9BCFCA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, -17.83, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 18.08, 189.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.488, 55.856, 64.198)`
Decimal	`10211274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCFCA, 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 #9BCFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #9BCFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcfca; }
.text { color: #9bcfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcfca, #9bbacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BCFCA?: #9BCFCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BCFCA?: The RGB value is 155, 207, 202: 155 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCFCA?: The complementary color is #CF9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.