#9BC2CD#9BC2CD
#9BC2CD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.044 H 216.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BC2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 194, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -10.46, -9.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 14.32, 223.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% -0.0355 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.044 216.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8255, 49.9582, 65.0795) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.49
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.84
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.03
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.76
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.86
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BC2CD #CDA69B
analogous
#9BCDBF #9BC2CD #9BA9CD
triadic
#9BC2CD #CD9BC2 #C2CD9B
tetradic
#9BC2CD #BF9BCD #CDA69B #A9CD9B
square
#9BC2CD #BF9BCD #CDA69B #A9CD9B
split-complementary
#9BC2CD #CD9BA9 #CDBF9B
monochromatic
#4F8D9E #72A9B9 #9BC2CD #C4DBE1 #EBF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#9BC2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#9BC2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BC2CD
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BC2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BC2CD | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABFCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CC6C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bc2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 194, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.044 216.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d4dc',
500: '#9bc2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bc2cd; $custom-light: #b9d4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bc2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 194,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.2,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78944,
"c": 0.04437,
"h": 216.8
},
"luminance": 0.4996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BC2CD
secondary
#E9DEDB
accent
#5339AC
background
#FBFDFD
surface
#F6FAFB
border
#D0D3D4
text
#111415
muted
#808383