#9BBDBB#9BBDBB
#9BBDBB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.037 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBDBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 189, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 1.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.16, -11.80, -2.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.16, 12.12, 193.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.28% -0.0359 -0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.28% 0.037 192) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6823, 46.9503, 53.9229) |
| Luminance | 0.4695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.21
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.50
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.91
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.13
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 11.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBDBB #BD9B9D
analogous
#9BBDAA #9BBDBB #9BAEBD
triadic
#9BBDBB #BB9BBD #BDBB9B
tetradic
#9BBDBB #AA9BBD #BD9B9D #AEBD9B
square
#9BBDBB #AA9BBD #BD9B9D #AEBD9B
split-complementary
#9BBDBB #BD9BAE #BDAA9B
monochromatic
#588583 #76A5A2 #9BBDBB #C0D5D4 #E5EEED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#9BBDBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#9BBDBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBDBB
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBDBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBDBB | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.39 | 10.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B4BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91BFBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbdbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 189, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.037 192.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d1cf',
500: '#9bbdbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbdbb; $custom-light: #b9d1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbdbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 189,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 20.482,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77279,
"c": 0.03675,
"h": 192
},
"luminance": 0.46952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBDBB
secondary
#DFD5D5
accent
#474C9F
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#111413
muted
#808282