#9DC2B8#9DC2B8
#9DC2B8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.042 H 176.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DC2B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 194, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 23%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 19%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 5.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.58, -14.38, 0.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.58, 14.41, 176.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.42% -0.042 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.42% 0.042 176.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8458, 49.2110, 52.6320) |
| Luminance | 0.4921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.25
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.99
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 10.05
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 10.53
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 11.11
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 11.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DC2B8 #C29DA7
analogous
#9DC2A6 #9DC2B8 #9DBAC2
triadic
#9DC2B8 #B89DC2 #C2B89D
tetradic
#9DC2B8 #A69DC2 #C29DA7 #BAC29D
square
#9DC2B8 #A69DC2 #C29DA7 #BAC29D
split-complementary
#9DC2B8 #C29DBA #C2A69D
monochromatic
#588D7F #77AB9D #9DC2B8 #C3D9D3 #E8F1EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#9DC2B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.84
#9DC2B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DC2B8
10.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DC2B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DC2B8 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.84 | 10.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBDB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B8B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dc2b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 194, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.042 176.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad4cd',
500: '#9dc2b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dc2b8; $custom-light: #bad4cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dc2b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 194,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.784,
"s": 23.27,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78416,
"c": 0.04207,
"h": 176.9
},
"luminance": 0.49212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DC2B8
secondary
#E3D8DB
accent
#445DA2
background
#FBFDFC
surface
#F6FAF9
border
#D0D3D2
text
#111413
muted
#808382