#9BB2AC#9BB2AC
#9BB2AC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.027 H 178.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 178, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.72, -9.11, 0.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.72, 9.12, 177.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.42% -0.0268 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.42% 0.027 178.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8826, 41.7871, 45.1443) |
| Luminance | 0.4179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.12
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.58
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 10.12
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.16
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.51
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB2AC #B29BA1
analogous
#9BB2A0 #9BB2AC #9BACB2
triadic
#9BB2AC #AC9BB2 #B2AC9B
tetradic
#9BB2AC #A09BB2 #B29BA1 #ACB29B
square
#9BB2AC #A09BB2 #B29BA1 #ACB29B
split-complementary
#9BB2AC #B29BAC #B2A09B
monochromatic
#5C7770 #78978F #9BB2AC #BECDC9 #E0E7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#9BB2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#9BB2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB2AC
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB2AC | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AFAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 178, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.027 178.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c9c4',
500: '#9bb2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb2ac; $custom-light: #b8c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 178,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.348,
"s": 12.994,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74422,
"c": 0.02679,
"h": 178.1
},
"luminance": 0.41788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB2AC
secondary
#D8D1D3
accent
#4E6197
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F8
border
#D0D1D1
text
#111312
muted
#808281