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#9BCFBF Color

#9BCFBF is rgb(155, 207, 191) in RGB, hsl(162, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BCFBF
HEX#9BCFBF
RGBrgb(155, 207, 191)
HSLhsl(162, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(162, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.059 173.9)
LABlab(79.15% -20.06 2.21)
LCHlch(79.15% 20.18 173.72)

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

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

#9BCFBF Channel Values

How #9BCFBF 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 207 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BCFBF 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BCFBF

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

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Tints & Shades of #9BCFBF

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.

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How #9BCFBF 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#9BCFBF
Protanopia#C7C7BF
Protanomaly#B7CABF
Deuteranopia#C0C0C0
Deuteranomaly#B2C6C0
Tritanopia#9ECDCD
Tritanomaly#9DCEC8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #9BCFBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bcfbf: #9BCFBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BCFBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bcfbf': '#9BCFBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.812, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_9bcfbf">#9BCFBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BCFBF"

More Green Colors

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

#9BCFBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BCFBF?

#9BCFBF is a light green — rgb(155, 207, 191) in RGB and hsl(162, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #9BCFBF?

#9BCFBF is rgb(155, 207, 191) — red 155, green 207, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BCFBF?

#9BCFBF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BCFBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BCFBF scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9BCFBF 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.49, which is visibly different.

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