Information about #9BCAC4 color

#9BCAC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BCAC4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 202, 196) — 60.8% red, 79.2% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 2 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9BCAC4 is a moderately toned aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Slightly further away sit Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

The recipe behind #9BCAC4 is rgb(155, 202, 196), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BCAC4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BCAC4 color variations

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

#9BCAC4 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 #9BCAC4

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

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Renew color link
Renew

#8CD7C5

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BCAC4
  • RGB155, 202, 196
  • CMYK18, 0, 2, 21
  • CSSrgb(155, 202, 196)
  • HSL172°, 31%, 70%
  • HSL Precise172.34°, 30.719%, 70%
  • HSV172°, 23%, 79%
  • HSB172°, 23%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.792, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.792, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.792, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BCAC4
  • DECIMAL ID10209988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01