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#9BB0AF Color

#9BB0AF is rgb(155, 176, 175) in RGB, hsl(177, 12%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BB0AF
HEX#9BB0AF
RGBrgb(155, 176, 175)
HSLhsl(177, 12%, 65%)
HSVhsv(177, 12%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.023 193.2)
LABlab(70.19% -7.68 -2.08)
LCHlch(70.19% 7.96 195.16)

What #9BB0AF 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 #9BB0AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.11Opal#A8C3BCΔE 7.41Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 7.56Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.92Metallic Silver#A8A9ADΔE 7.94Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 7.96

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

#9BB0AF Channel Values

How #9BB0AF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 12% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 12% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BB0AF 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 text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BB0AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BB0AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BB0AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BB0AF
Complementary
#B09B9C
Analogous
#9BB0A5
Analogous
#9BA7B0
Triadic
#AF9BB0
Triadic
#B0AF9B
Split comp.
#B09BA7
Split comp.
#B0A59B

Tints & Shades of #9BB0AF

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

#A9BCBB
#B5C5C4
#C3D0CF
#D1DBDB
#E0E6E6
#EBEFEF

Shades

#819C9B
#6C8988
#586F6E
#435655
#2F3C3B
#1D2525

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BB0AF.

How #9BB0AF 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#9BB0AF
Protanopia#ADADAF
Protanomaly#A6AEAF
Deuteranopia#A9A9B0
Deuteranomaly#A4ACAF
Tritanopia#9BB0B0
Tritanomaly#9BB0B0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #9BB0AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bb0af: #9BB0AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BB0AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bb0af': '#9BB0AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.690, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_9bb0af">#9BB0AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BB0AF"

More Teal Colors

#9BB0AF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BB0AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BB0AF?

#9BB0AF is a light teal — rgb(155, 176, 175) in RGB and hsl(177, 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #9BB0AF?

#9BB0AF is rgb(155, 176, 175) — red 155, green 176, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BB0AF?

#9BB0AF converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BB0AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BB0AF scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BB0AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BB0AF 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 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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