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#9BB0AB Color

#9BB0AB is rgb(155, 176, 171) in RGB, hsl(166, 12%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BB0AB
HEX#9BB0AB
RGBrgb(155, 176, 171)
HSLhsl(166, 12%, 65%)
HSVhsv(166, 12%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.024 179.7)
LABlab(70.10% -8.29 -0.03)
LCHlch(70.10% 8.29 180.18)

What #9BB0AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9BB0AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 5.76Opal#A8C3BCΔE 6.89Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.06Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 7.5Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 8.3Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 8.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9BB0AB Channel Values

How #9BB0AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 155 · G 176 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 12% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 12% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BB0AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BB0AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BB0AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BB0AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BB0AB
Complementary
#B09BA0
Analogous
#9BB0A1
Analogous
#9BABB0
Triadic
#AB9BB0
Triadic
#B0AB9B
Split comp.
#B09BAB
Split comp.
#B0A19B

Tints & Shades of #9BB0AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9BCB7
#B5C5C1
#C3D0CD
#D1DBD9
#E0E6E5
#EBEFEE

Shades

#819C96
#6C8982
#586F6A
#435651
#2F3C39
#1D2523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BB0AB.

How #9BB0AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9BB0AB
Protanopia#ADADAB
Protanomaly#A6AEAB
Deuteranopia#A9A9AC
Deuteranomaly#A4ACAB
Tritanopia#9CAFAF
Tritanomaly#9BB0AE
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #9BB0AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9bb0ab: #9BB0AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BB0AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bb0ab': '#9BB0AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.690, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_9bb0ab">#9BB0AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BB0AB"

More Green Colors

#9BB0AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BB0AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BB0AB?

#9BB0AB is a light green — rgb(155, 176, 171) in RGB and hsl(166, 12%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #9BB0AB?

#9BB0AB is rgb(155, 176, 171) — red 155, green 176, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BB0AB?

#9BB0AB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BB0AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BB0AB scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BB0AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BB0AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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