#9BBCBF#9BBCBF

#9BBCBF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.036 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BBCBF
RGB	rgb(155, 188, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 22%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(185, 19%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.99, -10.42, -5.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.99, 11.65, 206.57°)
OKLab	oklab(77.19% -0.033 -0.0141)
OKLCH	oklch(77.19% 0.036 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.9021, 46.6953, 56.1382)
Luminance	0.4670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BBCBF #BF9E9B

analogous

#9BBFB0 #9BBCBF #9BAABF

triadic

#9BBCBF #BF9BBC #BCBF9B

tetradic

#9BBCBF #B09BBF #BF9E9B #AABF9B

square

#9BBCBF #B09BBF #BF9E9B #AABF9B

split-complementary

#9BBCBF #BF9BAA #BFB09B

monochromatic

#578488 #76A3A7 #9BBCBF #C0D5D7 #E6EEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#9BBCBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.34

#9BBCBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BBCBF

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BBCBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BBCBF	1.00	2.03	10.34	10.34
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7B9BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0B4BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90BFBD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bbcbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 188, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.036 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9d0d2',
    500: '#9bbcbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bbcbf;
$custom-light: #b9d0d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bbcbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 21.951,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77186,
    "c": 0.03588,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.46697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BBCBF

secondary

#E0D6D5

accent

#4D45A0

background

#FBFCFC

surface

#F6F9F9

border

#D0D2D2

text

#111414

muted

#808282

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BBCBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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