Information about #9FBEC6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9FBEC6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 190, 198) — 62.4% red, 74.5% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9FBEC6 reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chi (#9FBFC2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Escape (#9EC0CA) and Frozen (#9DB6C6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(159, 190, 198)), which gives #9FBEC6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9FBEC6: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #9FBEC6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9FBEC6 color variations

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#9FBEC6 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 #9FBEC6

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

#9FBEC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FBEC6
  • RGB159, 190, 198
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 22
  • HSL192°, 25%, 70%
  • HSL Precise192.308°, 25.49%, 70%
  • HSV192°, 20%, 78%
  • HSB192°, 20%, 78%
  • HEX ID9FBEC6
  • DECIMAL ID10469062
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
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