All About Color #9BB5B2

#9BB5B2

About #9BB5B2

#9BB5B2 is a light cyan color with the hex code #9BB5B2. In RGB it is red 155, green 181, blue 178; in HSL it is hue 173°, saturation 15%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 14%, 0%, 2%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.65:1 on black.

#9BB5B2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9B, B5, B2
CMYK14.36%, 0.00%, 1.66%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal155, 181, 178
HSL173°, 15%, 66%
RGB Octal233, 265, 262
HSV (HSB)173.08°, 14.36%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10011011, 10110101, 10110010
CIE-L*AB71.71, -9.47, -1.47
RGB Percent60.78%, 70.98%, 69.80%
CIE-L*CH71.71, 9.59, 188.82
XYZ38.08, 43.23, 48.46
CIE-L*UV71.71, -13.75, -0.59
xyY0.29, 0.33, 43.23
Hunter-Lab65.75, -11.69, 2.33
RYB60.78%, 66.19%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9BB5B2 on a dark background: contrast 9.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9BB5B2 on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9BB5B2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9BB5B2 · #D0DCDB · #688D88 · #B59B9E · #DCD0D2

Analogous palette

#9EB59B · #9BB5A5 · #9BB5B2 · #9BABB5 · #9B9EB5

Triadic palette

#9BB5B2 · #B29BB5 · #B5B29B · #D0DCDB · #DBD0DC

Tetradic palette

#9BB5B2 · #A59BB5 · #B59B9E · #ABB59B · #688D88

Monochromatic palette

#4E6A66 · #6F9590 · #9BB5B2 · #C7D6D4 · #F0F4F4

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