Information about #9ABCBB color

#9ABCBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9ABCBB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(154, 188, 187) — 60.4% red, 73.7% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9ABCBB is a calm, restrained cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chi (#9FBFC2) and Eskimo (#A2B4BA).

In RGB terms — rgb(154, 188, 187) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9ABCBB: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9ABCBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9ABCBB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9ABCBB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9ABCBB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9ABCBB
  • RGB154, 188, 187
  • CMYK13, 0, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(154, 188, 187)
  • HSL178°, 20%, 67%
  • HSL Precise178.235°, 20.238%, 67.059%
  • HSV178°, 18%, 74%
  • HSB178°, 18%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.737, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.737, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.737, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9ABCBB
  • DECIMAL ID10140859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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