#9CC3CC#9CC3CC
#9CC3CC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.043 H 213.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CC3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 195, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.35, -10.91, -8.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.35, 14.00, 218.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.19% -0.0363 -0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.19% 0.043 213.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1213, 50.4561, 64.5293) |
| Luminance | 0.5046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.49
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.69
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.43
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CC3CC #CCA59C
analogous
#9CCCBD #9CC3CC #9CABCC
triadic
#9CC3CC #CC9CC3 #C3CC9C
tetradic
#9CC3CC #BD9CCC #CCA59C #ABCC9C
square
#9CC3CC #BD9CCC #CCA59C #ABCC9C
split-complementary
#9CC3CC #CC9CAB #CCBD9C
monochromatic
#518F9D #74ABB7 #9CC3CC #C4DBE1 #EBF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#9CC3CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#9CC3CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CC3CC
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CC3CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CC3CC | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DC7C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cc3cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 195, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.043 213.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad5db',
500: '#9cc3cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cc3cc; $custom-light: #bad5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cc3cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 195,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.25,
"s": 32,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79192,
"c": 0.04341,
"h": 213.3
},
"luminance": 0.50458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CC3CC
secondary
#A1756B
accent
#503BAB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121415
muted
#828384