#9BACAA#9BACAA
#9BACAA is a light, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.019 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 9%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 10%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, -6.31, -0.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 6.39, 188.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% -0.019 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.019 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5241, 39.3753, 43.7510) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 3.94
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.48
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.44
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 8.58
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BACAA #AC9B9D
analogous
#9BACA2 #9BACAA #9BA6AC
triadic
#9BACAA #AA9BAC #ACAA9B
tetradic
#9BACAA #A29BAC #AC9B9D #A6AC9B
square
#9BACAA #A29BAC #AC9B9D #A6AC9B
split-complementary
#9BACAA #AC9BA6 #ACA29B
monochromatic
#5D706E #7A908E #9BACAA #BCC8C6 #DEE4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#9BACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#9BACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BACAA
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BACAA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A7AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97ADAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bacaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.019 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c4c3',
500: '#9bacaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bacaa; $custom-light: #b8c4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bacaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.941,
"s": 9.29,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73058,
"c": 0.01923,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.39376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BACAA
secondary
#D4CECF
accent
#525A93
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F6F8F7
border
#D0D1D0
text
#111212
muted
#808181