What color is #9CC4BF?

#9CC4BF 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 #9CC4BF?

The RGB value is 156, 196, 191: 156 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC4BF?

The complementary color is #C49CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC4BF color

#9CC4BF rgb(156, 196, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CC4BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (156, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#9CC4BF color codes

HEX	`#9CC4BF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -14.27, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 14.39, 187.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.851, 50.308, 56.733)`
Decimal	`10273983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC4BF, 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 #9CC4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #9CC4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc4bf; }
.text { color: #9cc4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc4bf, #9cb5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CC4BF?: #9CC4BF 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 #9CC4BF?: The RGB value is 156, 196, 191: 156 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC4BF?: The complementary color is #C49CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.