#9BB2AE#9BB2AE
#9BB2AE is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.026 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 178, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.78, -8.71, -0.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.78, 8.73, 184.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.48% -0.026 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.48% 0.026 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0761, 41.8645, 46.1635) |
| Luminance | 0.4187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.51
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.78
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.75
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.17
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.56
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB2AE #B29B9F
analogous
#9BB2A2 #9BB2AE #9BAAB2
triadic
#9BB2AE #AE9BB2 #B2AE9B
tetradic
#9BB2AE #A29BB2 #B29B9F #AAB29B
square
#9BB2AE #A29BB2 #B29B9F #AAB29B
split-complementary
#9BB2AE #B29BAA #B2A29B
monochromatic
#5C7772 #789792 #9BB2AE #BECDCA #E0E7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#9BB2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#9BB2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB2AE
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB2AE | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AFAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 178, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.026 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c9c6',
500: '#9bb2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb2ae; $custom-light: #b8c9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 178,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 12.994,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74482,
"c": 0.02602,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.41865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB2AE
secondary
#D8D1D2
accent
#4E5B97
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F8
border
#D0D1D1
text
#111313
muted
#808282