What color is #9BD0C6?

#9BD0C6 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 #9BD0C6?

The RGB value is 155, 208, 198: 155 red, 208 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD0C6?

The complementary color is #D09BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD0C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD0C6 color

#9BD0C6 rgb(155, 208, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BD0C6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 81.6% green and 77.6% blue (155, 208, 198).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#9BD0C6 color codes

HEX	`#9BD0C6`
RGB	`rgb(155, 208, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 81.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -19.2, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 19.21, 181.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.263, 56.155, 61.817)`
Decimal	`10211526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD0C6, 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 #9BD0C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD0C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #9BD0C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd0c6; }
.text { color: #9bd0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd0c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 208 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd0c6, #9bbfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9BD0C6?: #9BD0C6 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 #9BD0C6?: The RGB value is 155, 208, 198: 155 red, 208 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD0C6?: The complementary color is #D09BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD0C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.