#9CDFD8#9CDFD8
#9CDFD8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.068 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CDFD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 223, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 3.1%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.38, -22.46, -3.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.38, 22.70, 188.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.7% -0.0675 -0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.7% 0.068 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4885, 64.7983, 74.6940) |
| Luminance | 0.6480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.71
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 6.87
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 6.97
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.03
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 7.09
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CDFD8 #DF9CA3
analogous
#9CDFB7 #9CDFD8 #9CC5DF
triadic
#9CDFD8 #D89CDF #DFD89C
tetradic
#9CDFD8 #B79CDF #DF9CA3 #C5DF9C
square
#9CDFD8 #B79CDF #DF9CA3 #C5DF9C
split-complementary
#9CDFD8 #DF9CC5 #DFB79C
monochromatic
#40C1B4 #6ED0C6 #9CDFD8 #CAEEEA #E8F8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#9CDFD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.96
#9CDFD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CDFD8
13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CDFD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CDFD8 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.96 | 13.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D8D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCCFD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86E2DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cdfd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 223, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.068 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbe9e4',
500: '#9cdfd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cdfd8; $custom-light: #bbe9e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cdfd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 223,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.731,
"s": 51.145,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85696,
"c": 0.06809,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.64801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CDFD8
secondary
#B76870
accent
#2737BF
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#121615
muted
#828484