What color is #9BFFF7?

#9BFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BFFF7?

The RGB value is 155, 255, 247: 155 red, 255 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BFFF7?

The complementary color is #FF9BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BFFF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BFFF7 color

#9BFFF7 rgb(155, 255, 247)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 100% green and 96.9% blue (155, 255, 247).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frostbite (#ACFFFC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#9BFFF7 color codes

HEX	`#9BFFF7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 255, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 100%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.97, -31.11, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.97, 31.57, 189.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.06, 85.199, 100.942)`
Decimal	`10223607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BFFF7, 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 #9BFFF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BFFF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #9BFFF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bfff7; }
.text { color: #9bfff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bfff7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 255 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bfff7, #9bd5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9BFFF7?: #9BFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BFFF7?: The RGB value is 155, 255, 247: 155 red, 255 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BFFF7?: The complementary color is #FF9BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BFFF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.