Information about #9BC0BE color

#9BC0BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BC0BE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 192, 190) — 60.8% red, 75.3% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 1 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9BC0BE is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chi (#9FBFC2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shadow Green (#9AC0B6) and Escape (#9EC0CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 192, 190) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #9BC0BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9BC0BE color variations

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

#9BC0BE 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 #9BC0BE

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BC0BE
  • RGB155, 192, 190
  • CMYK15, 0, 1, 25
  • CSSrgb(155, 192, 190)
  • HSL177°, 23%, 68%
  • HSL Precise176.757°, 22.699%, 68.039%
  • HSV177°, 19%, 75%
  • HSB177°, 19%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.753, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.753, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.753, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BC0BE
  • DECIMAL ID10207422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01