Information about #9BB1BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9BB1BB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 177, 187) — 60.8% red, 69.4% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 4 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #9BB1BB floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

The recipe behind #9BB1BB is rgb(155, 177, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #9BB1BB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9BB1BB color variations

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

#9BB1BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BB1BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BB1BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BB1BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9BB1BB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9BB1BB

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

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

#9BB1BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BB1BB
  • RGB155, 177, 187
  • CMYK13, 4, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(155, 177, 187)
  • HSL199°, 19%, 67%
  • HSL Precise198.75°, 19.048%, 67.059%
  • HSV199°, 17%, 73%
  • HSB199°, 17%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.694, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.694, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.694, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BB1BB
  • DECIMAL ID10203579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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