Palettes / Colors / #9BBFBC

#9BBFBC — Light Dusty Teal

#9BBFBC 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 #9BBFBC 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.

#9BBFBC 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 #BF9B9E; it also sits naturally between #9BBFAA and #9BB0BF. 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 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BBFBC

.text { color: #9BBFBC; }
.background { background-color: #9BBFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BBFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 22%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BBFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BBFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 191, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF9B9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BBFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BBFBC

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 #9BBFBC 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 #9BBFBC 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 #9BBFBC?

#9BBFBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 155, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BBFBC?

#9BBFBC is RGB 155, 191, 188 — HSL 175°, 22%, 68% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #9BBFBC?

Its complement is #BF9B9E; analogous partners are #9BBFAA and #9BB0BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BBFBC for text?

Black text on #9BBFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.