#9FBFBF#9FBFBF

#9FBFBF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.035 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FBFBF
RGB	rgb(159, 191, 191)
HSL	hsl(180, 20%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(180, 17%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.07, -10.72, -3.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.07, 11.30, 198.53°)
OKLab	oklab(78.11% -0.0331 -0.0098)
OKLCH	oklch(78.11% 0.035 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.3303, 48.3929, 56.3906)
Luminance	0.4839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FBFBF #BF9F9F

analogous

#9FBFAF #9FBFBF #9FAFBF

triadic

#9FBFBF #BF9FBF #BFBF9F

tetradic

#9FBFBF #AF9FBF #BF9F9F #AFBF9F

square

#9FBFBF #AF9FBF #BF9F9F #AFBF9F

split-complementary

#9FBFBF #BF9FAF #BFAF9F

monochromatic

#5B8989 #7AA7A7 #9FBFBF #C4D7D7 #E8F0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#9FBFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.68

#9FBFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FBFBF

10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FBFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FBFBF	1.00	1.97	10.68	10.68
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBBCBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4B7BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95C1BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fbfbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 191, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.035 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbd2d2',
    500: '#9fbfbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fbfbf;
$custom-light: #bbd2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fbfbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 68.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78106,
    "c": 0.03451,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.48394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FBFBF

secondary

#E2D8D8

accent

#47479E

background

#FBFCFC

surface

#F6F9F9

border

#D0D2D2

text

#121414

muted

#818282

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FBFBF

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

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