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#9FBFBB closest to Seafoam Whisper

#9FBFBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(159, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 20% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #9FBFBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.64:1.

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Variations of #9FBFBB

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

How #9FBFBB 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 #B5B7BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BCBB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B7BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFBABB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #96C1BE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9BC0BC
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3BAB9

#9FBFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#9FBFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.64:1 Very good#9FBFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9FBFBB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 191 187);
color: hsl(172 20% 69%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.035 187.2);

#9FBFBB FAQ

What color is #9FBFBB?

#9FBFBB 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 #9FBFBB?

#9FBFBB is rgb(159, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(172, 20%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9FBFBB?

The complementary color of #9FBFBB is #BF9FA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9FBFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #9FBFBB: 10.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9FBFBB a warm or cool color?

#9FBFBB is a neutral color.