#9BC5CF Color

#9BC5CF is rgb(155, 197, 207) in RGB and hsl(192, 35%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BC5CF

HEX#9BC5CF

RGBrgb(155, 197, 207)

HSLhsl(192, 35%, 71%)

HSVhsv(192, 25%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.047 213.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 19%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BC5CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC5CF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BC5CF Complementary#CFA69B Analogous#9BCFBF Analogous#9BABCF Triadic#CF9BC5 Triadic#C5CF9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BC5CF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9CDD6 #B7D5DC #C4DDE3 #CFE3E8 #DDEBEE #EAF3F5

Shades

#79B0BE #5A9EAF #468291 #376672 #26474F #172B30

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