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#9BB2BA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #9BB2BA

With the hex code #9BB2BA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAA39B, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red155
Green178
Blue186

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9BB2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9BB2BA.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9BB2BA.
9.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9BB2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9BB2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB0BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ACBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92B5B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9BB2BA?

With the hex code #9BB2BA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9BB2BA?

Use black text. Black on #9BB2BA has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9BB2BA?

Its complementary colour is #BAA39B, and analogous partners are #9BBAB3 and #9BA3BA.