All About Color #9BC5BB

#9BC5BB

About #9BC5BB

#9BC5BB is a light cyan color with the hex code #9BC5BB. In RGB it is red 155, green 197, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 166°, saturation 27%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 21%, 0%, 5%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 1.89:1 on white and 11.10:1 on black.

#9BC5BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet9B, C5, BB
CMYK21.32%, 0.00%, 5.08%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal155, 197, 187
HSL166°, 27%, 69%
RGB Octal233, 305, 273
HSV (HSB)165.71°, 21.32%, 77.25%
RGB Binary10011011, 11000101, 10111011
CIE-L*AB76.37, -15.94, 0.44
RGB Percent60.78%, 77.25%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH76.37, 15.94, 178.43
XYZ42.45, 50.49, 54.52
CIE-L*UV76.37, -21.40, 3.34
xyY0.29, 0.34, 50.49
Hunter-Lab71.06, -17.70, 4.25
RYB60.78%, 70.13%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9BC5BB on a dark background: contrast 11.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9BC5BB on a light background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9BC5BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9BC5BB · #D5E7E3 · #60A494 · #C59BA5 · #E7D5D9

Analogous palette

#A5C59B · #9BC5A6 · #9BC5BB · #9BBAC5 · #9BA5C5

Triadic palette

#9BC5BB · #BB9BC5 · #C5BB9B · #D5E7E3 · #E3D5E7

Tetradic palette

#9BC5BB · #A69BC5 · #C59BA5 · #BAC59B · #60A494

Monochromatic palette

#497E72 · #6AA99B · #9BC5BB · #CBE1DC · #EFF6F4

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