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#9FBABA

Silver · light cool teal

About #9FBABA

With the hex code #9FBABA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BA9F9F, 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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green186
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #9FBABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #9FBABA.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #9FBABA.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9FBABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B3BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FBABA?

With the hex code #9FBABA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #9FBABA has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FBABA?

Its complementary colour is #BA9F9F, and analogous partners are #9FBAAD and #9FADBA.