#9CDFDA#9CDFDA
#9CDFDA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.068 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CDFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 223, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 2.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.43, -22.01, -4.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.43, 22.43, 191.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.76% -0.0666 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.76% 0.068 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7486, 64.9024, 76.0641) |
| Luminance | 0.6491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.25
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.41
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 6.68
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 6.85
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 6.88
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CDFDA #DF9CA1
analogous
#9CDFB9 #9CDFDA #9CC3DF
triadic
#9CDFDA #DA9CDF #DFDA9C
tetradic
#9CDFDA #B99CDF #DF9CA1 #C3DF9C
square
#9CDFDA #B99CDF #DF9CA1 #C3DF9C
split-complementary
#9CDFDA #DF9CC3 #DFB99C
monochromatic
#40C1B7 #6ED0C9 #9CDFDA #CAEEEB #E8F8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#9CDFDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.98
#9CDFDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CDFDA
13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CDFDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CDFDA | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.98 | 13.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D8DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBCFDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#85E2DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cdfda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 223, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.068 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbe9e5',
500: '#9cdfda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cdfda; $custom-light: #bbe9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cdfda",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 223,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.522,
"s": 51.145,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85757,
"c": 0.0677,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.64905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CDFDA
secondary
#B7686E
accent
#2732BF
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#121615
muted
#828484