What color is #9BD1CA?

#9BD1CA 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 #9BD1CA?

The RGB value is 155, 209, 202: 155 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD1CA?

The complementary color is #D19BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD1CA color

#9BD1CA rgb(155, 209, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BD1CA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 82% green and 79.2% blue (155, 209, 202).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#9BD1CA color codes

HEX	`#9BD1CA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 209, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 82%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.08, -18.84, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.08, 18.97, 186.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.975, 56.832, 64.36)`
Decimal	`10211786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD1CA, 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 #9BD1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #9BD1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd1ca; }
.text { color: #9bd1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 209 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd1ca, #9bbdd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BD1CA?: #9BD1CA 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 #9BD1CA?: The RGB value is 155, 209, 202: 155 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD1CA?: The complementary color is #D19BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.