#9EC6CA#9EC6CA
#9EC6CA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.043 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EC6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 198, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 22%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.23, -12.31, -6.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.23, 13.86, 207.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.91% -0.0391 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.91% 0.043 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9522, 51.9199, 63.5187) |
| Luminance | 0.5192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.11
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.27
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.03
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 9.79
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 10.00
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EC6CA #CAA29E
analogous
#9ECAB8 #9EC6CA #9EB0CA
triadic
#9EC6CA #CA9EC6 #C6CA9E
tetradic
#9EC6CA #B89ECA #CAA29E #B0CA9E
square
#9EC6CA #B89ECA #CAA29E #B0CA9E
split-complementary
#9EC6CA #CA9EB0 #CAB89E
monochromatic
#54939A #76AFB4 #9EC6CA #C6DDE0 #EBF3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#9EC6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#9EC6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EC6CA
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EC6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EC6CA | 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)
#C0C2CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BCCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90C9C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ec6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 198, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.043 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd7da',
500: '#9ec6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ec6ca; $custom-light: #bbd7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ec6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 198,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 29.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79905,
"c": 0.04279,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.51922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EC6CA
secondary
#9F726D
accent
#473EA8
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121414
muted
#828383