All About Color #9BB8BB

#9BB8BB

About #9BB8BB

#9BB8BB is a light cyan color with the hex code #9BB8BB. In RGB it is red 155, green 184, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 186°, saturation 19%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 17%, 2%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.11:1 on white and 9.97:1 on black.

#9BB8BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet9B, B8, BB
CMYK17.11%, 1.60%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal155, 184, 187
HSL186°, 19%, 67%
RGB Octal233, 270, 273
HSV (HSB)185.62°, 17.11%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10011011, 10111000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB72.78, -9.16, -4.82
RGB Percent60.78%, 72.16%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH72.78, 10.36, 207.75
XYZ39.63, 44.84, 53.58
CIE-L*UV72.78, -15.37, -5.72
xyY0.29, 0.32, 44.84
Hunter-Lab66.96, -11.54, -0.57
RYB60.78%, 66.75%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9BB8BB on a dark background: contrast 9.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9BB8BB on a light background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9BB8BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9BB8BB · #D1DFE0 · #659095 · #BB9E9B · #E0D3D1

Analogous palette

#9BBB9E · #9BBBAE · #9BB8BB · #9BA8BB · #9E9BBB

Triadic palette

#9BB8BB · #BB9BB8 · #B8BB9B · #D1DFE0 · #E0D1DF

Tetradic palette

#9BB8BB · #AE9BBB · #BB9E9B · #A8BB9B · #659095

Monochromatic palette

#4C6D70 · #6D979C · #9BB8BB · #C8D8DA · #F0F4F5

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