#9FC3BB#9FC3BB
#9FC3BB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.040 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FC3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 195, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 23%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 18%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.06, -13.64, 0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.06, 13.64, 179.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% -0.0402 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.04 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7804, 49.9877, 54.3987) |
| Luminance | 0.4999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.98
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 10.68
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.83
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 11.11
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 11.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FC3BB #C39FA7
analogous
#9FC3A9 #9FC3BB #9FB9C3
triadic
#9FC3BB #BB9FC3 #C3BB9F
tetradic
#9FC3BB #A99FC3 #C39FA7 #B9C39F
square
#9FC3BB #A99FC3 #C39FA7 #B9C39F
split-complementary
#9FC3BB #C39FB9 #C3A99F
monochromatic
#598F83 #79ABA0 #9FC3BB #C5DBD6 #EAF2F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#9FC3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#9FC3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FC3BB
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FC3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FC3BB | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BFBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B9BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fc3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 195, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.040 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd5cf',
500: '#9fc3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fc3bb; $custom-light: #bcd5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fc3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 195,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 23.077,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78856,
"c": 0.04018,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.49989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FC3BB
secondary
#E4DADC
accent
#4459A2
background
#FBFDFC
surface
#F6FAF9
border
#D0D3D2
text
#121413
muted
#818382