What color is #9CC0C4?

#9CC0C4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC0C4?

The RGB value is 156, 192, 196: 156 red, 192 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC0C4?

The complementary color is #C4A09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC0C4 color

#9CC0C4 rgb(156, 192, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CC0C4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 75.3% green and 76.9% blue (156, 192, 196).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#9CC0C4 color codes

HEX	`#9CC0C4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 192, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 75.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -11.11, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 12.63, 208.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.521, 48.751, 59.383)`
Decimal	`10272964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC0C4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CC0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CC0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc0c4; }
.text { color: #9cc0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 192 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc0c4, #9cacc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CC0C4?: #9CC0C4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC0C4?: The RGB value is 156, 192, 196: 156 red, 192 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC0C4?: The complementary color is #C4A09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.