#9EC0BB#9EC0BB
#9EC0BB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.037 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EC0BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 192, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 21%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.7%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.17, -12.40, -1.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.17, 12.47, 185.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.13% -0.0371 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.13% 0.037 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9174, 48.5550, 54.1676) |
| Luminance | 0.4856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.10
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.04
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 10.30
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.76
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 11.55
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 11.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EC0BB #C09EA3
analogous
#9EC0AA #9EC0BB #9EB4C0
triadic
#9EC0BB #BB9EC0 #C0BB9E
tetradic
#9EC0BB #AA9EC0 #C09EA3 #B4C09E
square
#9EC0BB #AA9EC0 #C09EA3 #B4C09E
split-complementary
#9EC0BB #C09EB4 #C0AA9E
monochromatic
#5A8A83 #79A8A1 #9EC0BB #C3D8D5 #E8F0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#9EC0BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#9EC0BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EC0BB
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EC0BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EC0BB | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBCBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B7BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95C2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ec0bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 192, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.037 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd3cf',
500: '#9ec0bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ec0bb; $custom-light: #bbd3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ec0bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 192,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.176,
"s": 21.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78134,
"c": 0.03725,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.48556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EC0BB
secondary
#E2D8D9
accent
#4653A0
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121413
muted
#818282