#9EC0BF#9EC0BF
#9EC0BF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.037 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EC0BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 192, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 21%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.7%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.28, -11.56, -3.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.28, 12.02, 195.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.26% -0.0354 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.26% 0.037 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3516, 48.7286, 56.4543) |
| Luminance | 0.4873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.34
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 8.59
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.08
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.11
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 11.16
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EC0BF #C09E9F
analogous
#9EC0AE #9EC0BF #9EB0C0
triadic
#9EC0BF #BF9EC0 #C0BF9E
tetradic
#9EC0BF #AE9EC0 #C09E9F #B0C09E
square
#9EC0BF #AE9EC0 #C09E9F #B0C09E
split-complementary
#9EC0BF #C09EB0 #C0AE9E
monochromatic
#5A8A89 #79A8A7 #9EC0BF #C3D8D7 #E8F0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#9EC0BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#9EC0BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EC0BF
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EC0BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EC0BF | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBCBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B7BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94C2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ec0bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 192, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.037 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd3d2',
500: '#9ec0bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ec0bf; $custom-light: #bbd3d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ec0bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 192,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 21.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78256,
"c": 0.03657,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.4873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EC0BF
secondary
#E2D8D8
accent
#4648A0
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121414
muted
#818282