What color is #9BD5E8?

#9BD5E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Over the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BD5E8?

The RGB value is 155, 213, 232: 155 red, 213 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD5E8?

The complementary color is #E8AE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD5E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD5E8 color

#9BD5E8 rgb(155, 213, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BD5E8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 83.5% green and 91% blue (155, 213, 232).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Over the Sky (#98D5EA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#9BD5E8 color codes

HEX	`#9BD5E8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 213, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 83.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 8%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -14, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 20.73, 227.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.873, 60.38, 85.25)`
Decimal	`10212840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD5E8, 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 #9BD5E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD5E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #9BD5E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd5e8; }
.text { color: #9bd5e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd5e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 213 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd5e8, #9bafe8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BD5E8?: #9BD5E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Over the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BD5E8?: The RGB value is 155, 213, 232: 155 red, 213 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD5E8?: The complementary color is #E8AE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD5E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.