#9CD4C8#9CD4C8
#9CD4C8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.060 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD4C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 212, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 39%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 26%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 5.7%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.92, -20.48, 0.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.92, 20.48, 179.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.79% -0.0601 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.79% 0.06 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6758, 58.3228, 63.3778) |
| Luminance | 0.5833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.97
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.69
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 8.32
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.60
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD4C8 #D49CA8
analogous
#9CD4AC #9CD4C8 #9CC4D4
triadic
#9CD4C8 #C89CD4 #D4C89C
tetradic
#9CD4C8 #AC9CD4 #D49CA8 #C4D49C
square
#9CD4C8 #AC9CD4 #D49CA8 #C4D49C
split-complementary
#9CD4C8 #D49CC4 #D4AC9C
monochromatic
#4AAB96 #71C1B0 #9CD4C8 #C7E7E0 #EAF6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#9CD4C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.67
#9CD4C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD4C8
12.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD4C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD4C8 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.67 | 12.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFCDC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CD6D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd4c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 212, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.060 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae1d8',
500: '#9cd4c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd4c8; $custom-light: #bae1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd4c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 212,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.143,
"s": 39.437,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82791,
"c": 0.06012,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.58325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD4C8
secondary
#AA6A78
accent
#334EB2
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483