What color is #9CBBC1?

#9CBBC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBBC1?

The RGB value is 156, 187, 193: 156 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBBC1?

The complementary color is #C1A29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBBC1 color

#9CBBC1 rgb(156, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CBBC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (156, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#9CBBC1 color codes

HEX	`#9CBBC1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, -9.14, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 11.23, 215.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.104, 46.458, 57.243)`
Decimal	`10271681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBBC1, 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 #9CBBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #9CBBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbbc1; }
.text { color: #9cbbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbbc1, #9ca8c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CBBC1?: #9CBBC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBBC1?: The RGB value is 156, 187, 193: 156 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBBC1?: The complementary color is #C1A29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.