#9BCDAB Color Information
#9BCDAB RGB value is (155, 205, 171). The hex color red value is 155, green is 205, and blue is 171. Its HSL format shows a hue of 139°, saturation of 33 percent, and lightness of 71 percent. The CMYK process values are 24 percent, 0 percent, 17 percent, 20 percent.
#9BCDAB Color Meaning
Color #9BCDAB expresses serene confidence, institutional grace, and understated vitality. #9BCDAB soft green-blue—named after the historic English school—balances the calm of aqua with the freshness of spring foliage, creating a tone that feels both traditional and quietly progressive. Color #9BCDAB reduces visual stress in educational and healthcare settings, where clarity and emotional neutrality are essential. Its moderate saturation supports prolonged focus without triggering overstimulation. Culturally, color #9BCDAB carries connotations of privilege reimagined as service, discipline paired with compassion. #9BCDAB appears in heritage branding that seeks to modernize without erasing history. Spiritually, color #9BCDAB represents thoughtful action—growth guided by principle, not impulse. In design systems, #9BCDAB serves as a bridge between warm and cool palettes, offering cohesion without compromise. #9BCDAB is the color of steady breath before decisive speech.
Color Conversion
Convert #9BCDAB across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#9BCDAB harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#9BCDAB harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #9BCDAB for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #9BCDAB appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
Normal Vision
protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#9BCDAB Color FAQs
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