#9CC5CD#9CC5CD
#9CC5CD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.045 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CC5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 197, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.92, -11.73, -8.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.92, 14.46, 215.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.66% -0.0385 -0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.66% 0.045 210.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6927, 51.4064, 65.3134) |
| Luminance | 0.5141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.31
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.59
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.47
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.59
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CC5CD #CDA49C
analogous
#9CCDBC #9CC5CD #9CACCD
triadic
#9CC5CD #CD9CC5 #C5CD9C
tetradic
#9CC5CD #BC9CCD #CDA49C #ACCD9C
square
#9CC5CD #BC9CCD #CDA49C #ACCD9C
split-complementary
#9CC5CD #CD9CAC #CDBC9C
monochromatic
#50929F #73ADB8 #9CC5CD #C5DDE2 #EBF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#9CC5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.28
#9CC5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CC5CD
11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CC5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CC5CD | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.28 | 11.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC2CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5BBCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DC9C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cc5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 197, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.045 210.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad6dc',
500: '#9cc5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cc5cd; $custom-light: #bad6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cc5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 197,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.796,
"s": 32.886,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79658,
"c": 0.04488,
"h": 210.8
},
"luminance": 0.51408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CC5CD
secondary
#A2746B
accent
#4C3AAC
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFC
border
#D1D4D5
text
#121415
muted
#828384