Information about #9BB0BF color

#9BB0BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BB0BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 176, 191) — 60.8% red, 69% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 6 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9BB0BF reads as a calm, restrained azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Eskimo (#A2B4BA).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 176, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BB0BF: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BB0BF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BB0BF color variations

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

#9BB0BF 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 #9BB0BF

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

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BB0BF
  • RGB155, 176, 191
  • CMYK14, 6, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(155, 176, 191)
  • HSL205°, 22%, 68%
  • HSL Precise205°, 21.951%, 67.843%
  • HSV205°, 19%, 75%
  • HSB205°, 19%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.690, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.690, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.690, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BB0BF
  • DECIMAL ID10203327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01