#9EB0BC#9EB0BC
#9EB0BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.027 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, -3.70, -8.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 9.02, 245.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% -0.0144 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.027 237) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7007, 41.9498, 53.6253) |
| Luminance | 0.4195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.01
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.30
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.56
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.71
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB0BC #BCAA9E
analogous
#9EBCB9 #9EB0BC #9EA1BC
triadic
#9EB0BC #BC9EB0 #B0BC9E
tetradic
#9EB0BC #B99EBC #BCAA9E #A1BC9E
square
#9EB0BC #B99EBC #BCAA9E #A1BC9E
split-complementary
#9EB0BC #BC9EA1 #BCB99E
monochromatic
#5B7484 #7A93A3 #9EB0BC #C2CDD5 #E6EBEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#9EB0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#9EB0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB0BC
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB0BC | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.027 237.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc7d0',
500: '#9eb0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb0bc; $custom-light: #bbc7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 18.293,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74712,
"c": 0.02651,
"h": 237
},
"luminance": 0.41951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB0BC
secondary
#E0DAD6
accent
#6A499D
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#111314
muted
#808282