#9CD3CB#9CD3CB
#9CD3CB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.058 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 211, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 38%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 26%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 0%, 3.8%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.72, -19.33, -1.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.72, 19.41, 185.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.66% -0.0576 -0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.66% 0.058 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7806, 57.9661, 65.1593) |
| Luminance | 0.5797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.97
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.28
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.28
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.22
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD3CB #D39CA4
analogous
#9CD3B0 #9CD3CB #9CC0D3
triadic
#9CD3CB #CB9CD3 #D3CB9C
tetradic
#9CD3CB #B09CD3 #D39CA4 #C0D39C
square
#9CD3CB #B09CD3 #D39CA4 #C0D39C
split-complementary
#9CD3CB #D39CC0 #D3B09C
monochromatic
#4BA99C #72C0B5 #9CD3CB #C6E6E1 #EAF6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#9CD3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.59
#9CD3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD3CB
12.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD3CB | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.59 | 12.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECDCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CD5D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 211, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.058 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae0da',
500: '#9cd3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd3cb; $custom-light: #bae0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 211,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.273,
"s": 38.462,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82659,
"c": 0.05782,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.57968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD3CB
secondary
#A96A73
accent
#3446B1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483