#9BCBC3#9BCBC3
#9BCBC3 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.052 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BCBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 203, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.24, -17.31, -1.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.24, 17.35, 183.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.6% -0.0514 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.6% 0.052 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7208, 53.6187, 59.6123) |
| Luminance | 0.5362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.35
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.01
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.73
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.04
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BCBC3 #CB9BA3
analogous
#9BCBAB #9BCBC3 #9BBBCB
triadic
#9BCBC3 #C39BCB #CBC39B
tetradic
#9BCBC3 #AB9BCB #CB9BA3 #BBCB9B
square
#9BCBC3 #AB9BCB #CB9BA3 #BBCB9B
split-complementary
#9BCBC3 #CB9BBB #CBAB9B
monochromatic
#519B8F #73B6AB #9BCBC3 #C3E0DB #EBF5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#9BCBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.72
#9BCBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BCBC3
11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BCBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BCBC3 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.72 | 11.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C5C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBFC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DCDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bcbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 203, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.052 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9dbd5',
500: '#9bcbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bcbc3; $custom-light: #b9dbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bcbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 203,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 31.579,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80595,
"c": 0.05152,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.53621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BCBC3
secondary
#A06A73
accent
#3B4EAA
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#111514
muted
#818483