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#9CBBBB closest to Seafoam Whisper

#9CBBBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(156, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 19% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #9CBBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.24:1.

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Variations of #9CBBBB

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B3BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B8BB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B3BB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB6BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #93BDBB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #98BCBB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB7B7

#9CBBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#9CBBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.24:1 Very good#9CBBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9CBBBB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(156 187 187);
color: hsl(180 19% 67%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.034 196.5);

#9CBBBB FAQ

What color is #9CBBBB?

#9CBBBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9CBBBB?

#9CBBBB is rgb(156, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 19%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9CBBBB?

The complementary color of #9CBBBB is #BB9C9C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9CBBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #9CBBBB: 10.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9CBBBB a warm or cool color?

#9CBBBB is a neutral color.