Information about #9BC5C5 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9BC5C5 is a moderately toned water-like cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Slightly further away sit Escape (#9EC0CA) and Chi (#9FBFC2).
In RGB terms — rgb(155, 197, 197) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BC5C5: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#9BC5C5 color variations
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#9BC5C5 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9BC5C5 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9BC5C5 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9BC5C5 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9BC5C5 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9BC5C5 color
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Nearest named colors to #9BC5C5
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9CC8CA
#9EC0CA
#9FBFC2
#92C7C7
#9DB6C6
#9AC0B6
#A8C3BC
#9DBCD4
#9ED1D3
#A2B9D2
#A6B5C6
#A9B7C9
#9BC5C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9BC5C5
- RGB155, 197, 197
- CMYK16, 0, 0, 23
- CSSrgb(155, 197, 197)
- HSL180°, 27%, 69%
- HSL Precise180°, 26.582%, 69.02%
- HSV180°, 21%, 77%
- HSB180°, 21%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
- GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.773, 0.773)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.773, 0.773, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.773, 0.773)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9BC5C5
- DECIMAL ID10208709
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
