Palettes / Colors / #9BBBBC

#9BBBBC — Light Dusty Teal

#9BBBBC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #9BBBBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9BBBBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC9B9A; it also sits naturally between #9ABCAC and #9AAABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9BBBBC

.text { color: #9BBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #9BBBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BBBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 20%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BBBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BBBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 187, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9BBBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9BBBBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC9B9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BBBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BBBBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9BBBBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9BBBBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9BBBBC?

#9BBBBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 155, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BBBBC?

#9BBBBC is RGB 155, 187, 188 — HSL 182°, 20%, 67% — CMYK 18%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #9BBBBC?

Its complement is #BC9B9A; analogous partners are #9ABCAC and #9AAABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BBBBC for text?

Black text on #9BBBBC has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.