Information about #9BC5BD color

#9BC5BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BC5BD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 197, 189) — 60.8% red, 77.3% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 0 / 3 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #9BC5BD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chi (#9FBFC2) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

The recipe behind #9BC5BD is rgb(155, 197, 189), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BC5BD: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BC5BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BC5BD color variations

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#9BC5BD 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 #9BC5BD

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

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BC5BD
  • RGB155, 197, 189
  • CMYK16, 0, 3, 23
  • CSSrgb(155, 197, 189)
  • HSL169°, 27%, 69%
  • HSL Precise168.571°, 26.582%, 69.02%
  • HSV169°, 21%, 77%
  • HSB169°, 21%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.773, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.773, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.773, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BC5BD
  • DECIMAL ID10208701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01