#9EB2B0#9EB2B0
#9EB2B0 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.022 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB2B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 178, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 11%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 11%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.04, -7.29, -1.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.04, 7.41, 190.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% -0.022 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.022 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8556, 42.2438, 47.2253) |
| Luminance | 0.4224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.49
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.42
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.94
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.98
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.54
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB2B0 #B29EA0
analogous
#9EB2A6 #9EB2B0 #9EAAB2
triadic
#9EB2B0 #B09EB2 #B2B09E
tetradic
#9EB2B0 #A69EB2 #B29EA0 #AAB29E
square
#9EB2B0 #A69EB2 #B29EA0 #AAB29E
split-complementary
#9EB2B0 #B29EAA #B2A69E
monochromatic
#5F7775 #7C9794 #9EB2B0 #C0CDCC #E2E8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#9EB2B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#9EB2B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB2B0
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB2B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB2B0 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B0B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABADB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb2b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 178, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.022 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac9c7',
500: '#9eb2b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb2b0; $custom-light: #bac9c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb2b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 178,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 11.494,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74759,
"c": 0.02234,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.42244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB2B0
secondary
#D9D3D3
accent
#505796
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F8
border
#D0D1D1
text
#111313
muted
#808282