#9FC5CC#9FC5CC
#9FC5CC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.042 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FC5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 197, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.08, -11.04, -7.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.08, 13.44, 214.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.82% -0.036 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.82% 0.042 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1603, 51.6614, 64.7072) |
| Luminance | 0.5166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.36
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.63
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.11
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.46
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.95
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FC5CC #CCA69F
analogous
#9FCCBC #9FC5CC #9FAECC
triadic
#9FC5CC #CC9FC5 #C5CC9F
tetradic
#9FC5CC #BC9FCC #CCA69F #AECC9F
square
#9FC5CC #BC9FCC #CCA69F #AECC9F
split-complementary
#9FC5CC #CC9FAE #CCBC9F
monochromatic
#53929D #77ADB7 #9FC5CC #C7DDE1 #EBF3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#9FC5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.33
#9FC5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FC5CC
11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FC5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FC5CC | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.33 | 11.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BCCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91C9C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fc5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 197, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.042 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd6db',
500: '#9fc5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fc5cc; $custom-light: #bcd6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fc5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 197,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.333,
"s": 30.612,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79817,
"c": 0.04163,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.51663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FC5CC
secondary
#A1766E
accent
#4D3CA9
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121415
muted
#828384