Powder blue

#9cb9b0

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for powder blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Powder blue, a muted teal at 161 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #9cb9b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cb9b0

RGB156, 185, 176

HSL161, 17%, 67%

HSV161, 16%, 73%

CMYK16%, 0%, 5%, 27%

Lab72.83, -11.66, 1.26

XYZ38.9, 44.9, 47.69

Decimal10271152

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone5503 C

Shades of powder blue

#8aaca1 #789f93 #679184 #5a7f73 #4d6d63 #405b52 #334842 #263631 #1a2421 #0d1210

Tints of powder blue

#a5bfb7 #aec6be #b7ccc5 #bfd2cc #c8d8d3 #d1dfda #dae5e1 #e3ebe9 #ecf1f0 #f5f8f7

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#b99ca5 Analogous#9cb9a2 Analogous#9cb4b9 Triadic#b09cb9 Triadic#b9b09c Split complementary#b99cb4 Split complementary#b9a29c

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 5, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cb9b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 0 5 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 4 9 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Powder blue in css

Copy #9cb9b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cb9b0; }
.text { color: #9cb9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb9b0; }

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9cb9b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cb9b0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Powder blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9cb9b0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around powder blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn powder blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9cb9b0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from powder blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #9cb9b0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.