What color is #9CC3CA?

#9CC3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC3CA?

The RGB value is 156, 195, 202: 156 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC3CA?

The complementary color is #CAA39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC3CA color

#9CC3CA rgb(156, 195, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CC3CA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.5% green and 79.2% blue (156, 195, 202).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#9CC3CA color codes

HEX	`#9CC3CA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 195, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, -11.36, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 13.76, 214.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.883, 50.361, 63.274)`
Decimal	`10273738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC3CA, 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 #9CC3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #9CC3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc3ca; }
.text { color: #9cc3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 195 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc3ca, #9cacca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CC3CA?: #9CC3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC3CA?: The RGB value is 156, 195, 202: 156 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC3CA?: The complementary color is #CAA39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.