What color is #9CC4BC?

#9CC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC4BC?

The RGB value is 156, 196, 188: 156 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC4BC?

The complementary color is #C49CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC4BC color

#9CC4BC rgb(156, 196, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.9% green and 73.7% blue (156, 196, 188).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#9CC4BC color codes

HEX	`#9CC4BC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 196, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -14.9, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 14.91, 181.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.525, 50.177, 55.012)`
Decimal	`10273980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC4BC, 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 #9CC4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #9CC4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc4bc; }
.text { color: #9cc4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 196 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc4bc, #9cb8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CC4BC?: #9CC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC4BC?: The RGB value is 156, 196, 188: 156 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC4BC?: The complementary color is #C49CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.