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#9DBBBE

Silver · light cool teal

About #9DBBBE

With the hex code #9DBBBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEA09D, 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 10.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green187
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #9DBBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #9DBBBE.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #9DBBBE.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9DBBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B3BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93BEBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DBBBE?

With the hex code #9DBBBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #9DBBBE has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DBBBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEA09D, and analogous partners are #9DBEB1 and #9DABBE.