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#9BCBBD Mint Twist

#9BCBBD is a light, muted turquoise named Mint Twist. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 79.6% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(155, 203, 189)). Its HSL value is 163° hue, 32% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. #9BCBBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.67:1.

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Variations of #9BCBBD

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFBEBE
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C5BC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC6BD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBEBE
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5C3BE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8FCCC7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96CCC2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8C4C0

#9BCBBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#9BCBBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.67:1 Very good#9BCBBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BCBBD in CSS

/* Mint Twist */
.color { color: #9BCBBD; }
.background { background-color: #9BCBBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BCBBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 203 189);
color: hsl(163 32% 70%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.054 175.1);

#9BCBBD FAQ

What color is #9BCBBD?

#9BCBBD is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Mint Twist. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BCBBD?

#9BCBBD is rgb(155, 203, 189) in RGB, hsl(163, 32%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BCBBD?

The complementary color of #9BCBBD is #CB9BA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BCBBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BCBBD: 11.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BCBBD a warm or cool color?

#9BCBBD is a cool color.