#9BC5BC Color

#9BC5BC is rgb(155, 197, 188) in RGB and hsl(167, 27%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BC5BC

HEX#9BC5BC

RGBrgb(155, 197, 188)

HSLhsl(167, 27%, 69%)

HSVhsv(167, 21%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.046 180.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BC5BC 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 text11.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC5BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BC5BC Complementary#C59BA4 Analogous#9BC5A7 Analogous#9BB9C5 Triadic#BC9BC5 Triadic#C5BC9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BC5BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8CDC5 #B5D4CD #C1DCD6 #D2E5E1 #DFECE9 #ECF4F2

Shades

#7DB5A9 #5DA293 #4C8579 #3C685E #2B4A44 #182A26

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