What color is #9CCBCB?

#9CCBCB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CCBCB?

The RGB value is 156, 203, 203: 156 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCBCB?

The complementary color is #CB9C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCBCB color

#9CCBCB rgb(156, 203, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CCBCB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 79.6% green and 79.6% blue (156, 203, 203).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#9CCBCB color codes

HEX	`#9CCBCB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, -15.27, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 16.08, 198.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.842, 54.09, 64.513)`
Decimal	`10275787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCBCB, 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 #9CCBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #9CCBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccbcb; }
.text { color: #9ccbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccbcb, #9cb3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CCBCB?: #9CCBCB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CCBCB?: The RGB value is 156, 203, 203: 156 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCBCB?: The complementary color is #CB9C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.