#9CD4CC#9CD4CC
#9CD4CC is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.059 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 212, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 39%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 26%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 3.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.02, -19.62, -1.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.02, 19.71, 185.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.91% -0.0585 -0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.91% 0.059 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1494, 58.5123, 65.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.5851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.77
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.24
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.31
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.18
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 8.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD4CC #D49CA4
analogous
#9CD4B0 #9CD4CC #9CC0D4
triadic
#9CD4CC #CC9CD4 #D4CC9C
tetradic
#9CD4CC #B09CD4 #D49CA4 #C0D49C
square
#9CD4CC #B09CD4 #D49CA4 #C0D49C
split-complementary
#9CD4CC #D49CC0 #D4B09C
monochromatic
#4AAB9D #71C1B6 #9CD4CC #C7E7E2 #EAF6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#9CD4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#9CD4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD4CC
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD4CC | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BD6D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 212, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.059 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae1db',
500: '#9cd4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd4cc; $custom-light: #bae1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 212,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 39.437,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82909,
"c": 0.05871,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.58515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD4CC
secondary
#AA6A73
accent
#3345B2
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121515
muted
#828484