Information about #9BBABD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9BBABD is a softly toned aqua 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 Chi (#9FBFC2). Slightly further away sit Shadow Green (#9AC0B6) and Eskimo (#A2B4BA).
The recipe behind #9BBABD is rgb(155, 186, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BBABD: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#9BBABD color variations
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#9BBABD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9BBABD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9BBABD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9BBABD color hues
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#9BBABD 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 #9BBABD color
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Nearest named colors to #9BBABD
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9BBABD
- RGB155, 186, 189
- CMYK13, 1, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(155, 186, 189)
- HSL185°, 20%, 67%
- HSL Precise185.294°, 20.482%, 67.451%
- HSV185°, 18%, 74%
- HSB185°, 18%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.729, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.729, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.729, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9BBABD
- DECIMAL ID10205885
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
