#9BB0BC#9BB0BC
#9BB0BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.029 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.63, -4.68, -8.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.63, 9.75, 241.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% -0.0175 -0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.029 232.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1177, 41.6491, 53.5980) |
| Luminance | 0.4165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.51
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.00
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.07
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.41
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.51
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB0BC #BCA79B
analogous
#9BBCB7 #9BB0BC #9BA0BC
triadic
#9BB0BC #BC9BB0 #B0BC9B
tetradic
#9BB0BC #B79BBC #BCA79B #A0BC9B
square
#9BB0BC #B79BBC #BCA79B #A0BC9B
split-complementary
#9BB0BC #BC9BA0 #BCB79B
monochromatic
#597484 #7693A3 #9BB0BC #C0CDD5 #E4EAED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#9BB0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#9BB0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB0BC
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB0BC | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.029 232.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c7d0',
500: '#9bb0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb0bc; $custom-light: #b8c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.818,
"s": 19.76,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74496,
"c": 0.02905,
"h": 232.8
},
"luminance": 0.4165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB0BC
secondary
#DFD8D4
accent
#67479E
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#111314
muted
#808282