#9DC6CC#9DC6CC
#9DC6CC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.044 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DC6CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 198, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 2.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.23, -12.17, -7.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.23, 14.27, 211.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.91% -0.0393 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.91% 0.044 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9946, 51.9141, 64.7647) |
| Luminance | 0.5192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.58
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.23
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.23
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 9.13
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.30
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DC6CC #CCA39D
analogous
#9DCCBA #9DC6CC #9DAECC
triadic
#9DC6CC #CC9DC6 #C6CC9D
tetradic
#9DC6CC #BA9DCC #CCA39D #AECC9D
square
#9DC6CC #BA9DCC #CCA39D #AECC9D
split-complementary
#9DC6CC #CC9DAE #CCBA9D
monochromatic
#52939D #75AFB7 #9DC6CC #C5DDE1 #EBF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#9DC6CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#9DC6CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DC6CC
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DC6CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DC6CC | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7BCCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8ECAC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dc6cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 198, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.044 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd7db',
500: '#9dc6cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dc6cc; $custom-light: #bbd7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dc6cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 198,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.66,
"s": 31.544,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79906,
"c": 0.04423,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.51916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DC6CC
secondary
#A1736C
accent
#493BAA
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121415
muted
#828384