#9BC5B8 Color

#9BC5B8 is rgb(155, 197, 184) in RGB and hsl(161, 27%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BC5B8

HEX#9BC5B8

RGBrgb(155, 197, 184)

HSLhsl(161, 27%, 69%)

HSVhsv(161, 21%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.048 174.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BC5B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC5B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BC5B8 Complementary#C59BA8 Analogous#9BC5A2 Analogous#9BBDC5 Triadic#B89BC5 Triadic#C5B89B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BC5B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8CDC1 #B5D4CA #C1DCD3 #D2E5DF #DFECE8 #ECF4F1

Shades

#7DB5A3 #5DA28C #4C8573 #3C685A #2B4A40 #182A24

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