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#9BBCBE closest to Seafoam Whisper

#9BBCBE is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(155, 188, 190)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 21% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #9BBCBE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.33:1.

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Variations of #9BBCBE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BBCBE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BBCBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BBCBE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B4BE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B9BE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B9BE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B4BE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB7BE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90BFBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #97BDBD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0B7B8

#9BBCBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#9BBCBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.33:1 Very good#9BBCBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BBCBE in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #9BBCBE; }
.background { background-color: #9BBCBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BBCBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 188 190);
color: hsl(183 21% 68%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.036 201.0);

#9BBCBE FAQ

What color is #9BBCBE?

#9BBCBE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BBCBE?

#9BBCBE is rgb(155, 188, 190) in RGB, hsl(183, 21%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BBCBE?

The complementary color of #9BBCBE is #BE9D9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BBCBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BBCBE: 10.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BBCBE a warm or cool color?

#9BBCBE is a cool color.