#9CD5C8#9CD5C8
#9CD5C8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.061 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD5C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 213, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 40%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.8%, 0%, 6.1%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.19, -20.97, 0.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.19, 20.98, 178.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.01% -0.0614 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.01% 0.061 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9266, 58.8243, 63.4613) |
| Luminance | 0.5883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.67
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.77
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 7.88
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.90
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD5C8 #D59CA9
analogous
#9CD5AC #9CD5C8 #9CC6D5
triadic
#9CD5C8 #C89CD5 #D5C89C
tetradic
#9CD5C8 #AC9CD5 #D59CA9 #C6D59C
square
#9CD5C8 #AC9CD5 #D59CA9 #C6D59C
split-complementary
#9CD5C8 #D59CC6 #D5AC9C
monochromatic
#49AD96 #71C3B0 #9CD5C8 #C7E7E0 #EAF6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#9CD5C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.77
#9CD5C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD5C8
12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD5C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD5C8 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.77 | 12.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0CEC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CD7D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd5c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 213, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.061 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae2d8',
500: '#9cd5c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd5c8; $custom-light: #bae2d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd5c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 213,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.316,
"s": 40.426,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83012,
"c": 0.06141,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.58827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD5C8
secondary
#AC6A79
accent
#3250B3
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483