#9ECBC3#9ECBC3
#9ECBC3 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.049 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9ECBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 203, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 30%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.41, -16.39, -0.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.41, 16.41, 182.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.78% -0.0486 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.78% 0.049 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3039, 53.9194, 59.6396) |
| Luminance | 0.5392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.73
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.87
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.86
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 9.15
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9ECBC3 #CB9EA6
analogous
#9ECBAC #9ECBC3 #9EBCCB
triadic
#9ECBC3 #C39ECB #CBC39E
tetradic
#9ECBC3 #AC9ECB #CB9EA6 #BCCB9E
square
#9ECBC3 #AC9ECB #CB9EA6 #BCCB9E
split-complementary
#9ECBC3 #CB9EBC #CBAC9E
monochromatic
#539B8F #76B6AA #9ECBC3 #C6E0DC #EBF4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#9ECBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.78
#9ECBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9ECBC3
11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9ECBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9ECBC3 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.78 | 11.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C6C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBFC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92CDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ecbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 203, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.049 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbdbd5',
500: '#9ecbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ecbc3; $custom-light: #bbdbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ecbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 203,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.333,
"s": 30.201,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80781,
"c": 0.04866,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.53921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9ECBC3
secondary
#A06D76
accent
#3D50A9
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483