Information about #9BB5BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9BB5BF belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(155, 181, 191) (60.8% red, 71% green, 74.9% blue), or CMYK 14 / 4 / 0 / 25 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9BB5BF presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frozen (#9DB6C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eskimo (#A2B4BA) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 181, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9BB5BF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9BB5BF color variations

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

#9BB5BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BB5BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BB5BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BB5BF 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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#9BB5BF 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 #9BB5BF

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

#9BB5BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BB5BF
  • RGB155, 181, 191
  • CMYK14, 4, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(155, 181, 191)
  • HSL197°, 22%, 68%
  • HSL Precise196.667°, 21.951%, 67.843%
  • HSV197°, 19%, 75%
  • HSB197°, 19%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.710, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.710, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.710, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BB5BF
  • DECIMAL ID10204607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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