#9BC5BB Color

#9BC5BB is rgb(155, 197, 187) in RGB and hsl(166, 27%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BC5BB

HEX#9BC5BB

RGBrgb(155, 197, 187)

HSLhsl(166, 27%, 69%)

HSVhsv(166, 21%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.047 178.9)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BC5BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC5BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BC5BB Complementary#C59BA5 Analogous#9BC5A6 Analogous#9BBAC5 Triadic#BB9BC5 Triadic#C5BB9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BC5BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8CDC4 #B5D4CD #C1DCD6 #D2E5E0 #DFECE9 #ECF4F2

Shades

#7DB5A8 #5DA292 #4C8578 #3C685D #2B4A43 #182A26

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