#9bebeb Color Information

#9bebeb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9bebeb. In RGB, it consists of 60.8% Red, 92.2% Green, and 92.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 34% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 180.0°, with saturation of 66.7% and lightness of 76.5%. The decimal value for #9bebeb is 10218475, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9bebeb is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#9bebeb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color155, 235, 235 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.8%, 92.2%, 92.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.392, 0.078, 0.078 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.34, 0, 0, 0.078 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color180.0°, 66.7%, 76.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color180.0°, 34.0%, 92.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color58.221, 72.383, 89.500 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color155, 195, 235 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10218475 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color88.153, -24.298, -7.775 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)88.153, 25.511, 197.744 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color88.153, -37.774, -8.163 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color85.078, -26.735, -2.816 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.265, 0.329, 72.383 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288408555 / 0xff9bebeb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99ffff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #9bebeb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9bebeb, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 76.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9bebeb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131d1d to #88cece.

Tints of #9bebeb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9bebeb, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 76.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9bebeb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8eeee to #f3fdfd.

Tones of #9bebeb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9bebeb, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9bebeb, which range from #c3c3c3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #87ffff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9bebeb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9bebeb! For #9bebeb, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #9bebeb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9bebeb

This color, #9bebeb, consists of 60.8% Red, 92.2% Green, and 92.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 155, Green = 235, Blue = 235. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9bebeb is 34% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.8%
C34.0%
G92.2%
M0.0%
B92.2%
Y0.0%
K7.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 155 235 235
Octal 233 353 353
Hexa #9b #eb #eb
Binary 10011011 11101011 11101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 34 0 0 7
Octal 42 0 0 7
Hexa #22 #00 #00 #07
Binary 00100010 00000000 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #9bebeb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9bebeb — which has hue 180.0° — its analogous colors are located at 150.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bebeb.

Triadic Colors of #9bebeb

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9bebeb — which has hue 180.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bebeb.

Complementary Color of #9bebeb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9bebeb — which has hue 180.0° — its complementary color is located at 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bebeb.

Split Complementary Colors of #9bebeb

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9bebeb — which has hue 180.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bebeb.

Tetradic Colors of #9bebeb

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9bebeb — which has hue 180.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 90.0°, 180.0°, 270.0°, and 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bebeb.

Monochromatic Colors of #9bebeb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9bebeb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #78d2d2 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c8fafa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9bebeb

We want to make getting started with #9bebeb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9bebeb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9bebeb can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9bebeb with other HTML elements.

#9bebeb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9bebeb.
<span style="color: #9bebeb;">The color of this text is #9bebeb.</span>

#9bebeb Background Color

The background color for this text is #9bebeb.
<div style="background-color: #9bebeb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9bebeb.</div>

#9bebeb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9bebeb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9bebeb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9bebeb.</span>

#9bebeb Border Color

This is a div with border color #9bebeb.
<div style="border: #9bebeb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9bebeb.</div>

#9bebeb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9bebeb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9bebeb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9bebeb on a white background.</div></div>

#9bebeb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9bebeb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9bebeb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9bebeb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9bebeb to White

This is a gradient from #9bebeb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9bebeb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9bebeb to white.</div>

Gradient from #9bebeb to Black

This is a gradient from #9bebeb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9bebeb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9bebeb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9bebeb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9bebeb

In addition to using #9bebeb on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9bebeb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9bebeb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 155, Green = 235, Blue = 235). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9bebeb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9bebeb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(155, 235, 235)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9bebeb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9bebeb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9bebeb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(155, 235, 235);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9bebeb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:155, green:235, blue:235, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:155 green:235 blue:235 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(155f, 235f, 235f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(155, 235, 235);
 

#9bebeb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9bebeb the same way. For those with color blindness, #9bebeb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9bebeb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9bebeb is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9bebeb looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9bebeb will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9bebeb is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text