Information about #9BC9BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9BC9BA falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 201, 186) — 60.8% red, 78.8% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 6 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9BC9BA is a moderately toned minty spring green 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 Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Slightly further away sit Chi (#9FBFC2) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 201, 186) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BC9BA: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9BC9BA color variations

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

#9BC9BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BC9BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BC9BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BC9BA 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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#9BC9BA 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 #9BC9BA

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

Turquoise Green color link
Turquoise Green

#A0D6B4

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Pastel Verde color link
Pastel Verde

#9DD6AD

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#9BC9BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BC9BA
  • RGB155, 201, 186
  • CMYK18, 0, 6, 21
  • CSSrgb(155, 201, 186)
  • HSL160°, 30%, 70%
  • HSL Precise160.435°, 29.87%, 69.804%
  • HSV160°, 23%, 79%
  • HSB160°, 23%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.788, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.788, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.788, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BC9BA
  • DECIMAL ID10209722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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