What color is #9BCFCF?

#9BCFCF 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 #9BCFCF?

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

What is the complementary color of #9BCFCF?

The complementary color is #CF9B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCFCF color

#9BCFCF rgb(155, 207, 207)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#9BCFCF color codes

HEX	`#9BCFCF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 207, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 81.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, -16.73, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 17.6, 198.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.089, 56.097, 67.366)`
Decimal	`10211279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCFCF, 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 #9BCFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #9BCFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcfcf; }
.text { color: #9bcfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 207 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcfcf, #9bb5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BCFCF?: #9BCFCF 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 #9BCFCF?: The RGB value is 155, 207, 207: 155 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCFCF?: The complementary color is #CF9B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.