All About Color #9BC9CA

#9BC9CA

About #9BC9CA

#9BC9CA is a light cyan color with the hex code #9BC9CA. In RGB it is red 155, green 201, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 181°, saturation 31%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 23%, 0%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.81:1 on white and 11.60:1 on black.

#9BC9CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet9B, C9, CA
CMYK23.27%, 0.50%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal155, 201, 202
HSL181°, 31%, 70%
RGB Octal233, 311, 312
HSV (HSB)181.28°, 23.27%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10011011, 11001001, 11001010
CIE-L*AB77.88, -14.76, -5.44
RGB Percent60.78%, 78.82%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH77.88, 15.73, 200.23
XYZ45.06, 53.01, 63.73
CIE-L*UV77.88, -23.34, -5.84
xyY0.28, 0.33, 53.01
Hunter-Lab72.81, -16.92, -0.94
RYB60.78%, 69.90%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9BC9CA on a dark background: contrast 11.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9BC9CA on a light background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9BC9CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9BC9CA · #D7EAEA · #5FA9AB · #CA9C9B · #EAD7D7

Analogous palette

#9BCA9C · #9BCAB3 · #9BC9CA · #9BB2CA · #9C9BCA

Triadic palette

#9BC9CA · #CA9BC9 · #C9CA9B · #D7EAEA · #EAD7EA

Tetradic palette

#9BC9CA · #B39BCA · #CA9C9B · #B2CA9B · #5FA9AB

Monochromatic palette

#468586 · #69AFB0 · #9BC9CA · #CDE4E5 · #EEF6F6

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