#9FCDCF#9FCDCF
#9FCDCF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.048 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FCDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 205, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 33%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.35, -14.51, -5.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.35, 15.68, 202.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% -0.0454 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.048 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3885, 55.5366, 67.2421) |
| Luminance | 0.5554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.85
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.27
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.85
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 9.29
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.49
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FCDCF #CFA19F
analogous
#9FCFB9 #9FCDCF #9FB5CF
triadic
#9FCDCF #CF9FCD #CDCF9F
tetradic
#9FCDCF #B99FCF #CFA19F #B5CF9F
square
#9FCDCF #B99FCF #CFA19F #B5CF9F
split-complementary
#9FCDCF #CF9FB5 #CFB99F
monochromatic
#519FA2 #76B8BB #9FCDCF #C8E2E3 #EBF4F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#9FCDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.11
#9FCDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FCDCF
12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FCDCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FCDCF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC2CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fcdcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 205, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.048 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcdcdd',
500: '#9fcdcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fcdcf; $custom-light: #bcdcdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fcdcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 205,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.5,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81648,
"c": 0.04822,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.55539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FCDCF
secondary
#A5706E
accent
#3E39AC
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484