#9DCDCB#9DCDCB
#9DCDCB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.050 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DCDCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 205, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.4%, 0%, 1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.12, -15.99, -4.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.12, 16.52, 194.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% -0.0489 -0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.05 193) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5122, 55.1406, 64.6808) |
| Luminance | 0.5514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.85
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.69
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 8.03
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 9.62
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 9.72
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DCDCB #CD9D9F
analogous
#9DCDB3 #9DCDCB #9DB7CD
triadic
#9DCDCB #CB9DCD #CDCB9D
tetradic
#9DCDCB #B39DCD #CD9D9F #B7CD9D
square
#9DCDCB #B39DCD #CD9D9F #B7CD9D
split-complementary
#9DCDCB #CD9DB7 #CDB39D
monochromatic
#519F9B #74B8B5 #9DCDCB #C6E2E1 #EBF5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#9DCDCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#9DCDCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DCDCB
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DCDCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DCDCB | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8ED0CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dcdcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 205, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.050 193.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbdcda',
500: '#9dcdcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dcdcb; $custom-light: #bbdcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dcdcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 205,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.5,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81401,
"c": 0.05019,
"h": 193
},
"luminance": 0.55143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DCDCB
secondary
#A26C6E
accent
#3A3FAB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483