What color is #9CCAC2?

#9CCAC2 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 #9CCAC2?

The RGB value is 156, 202, 194: 156 red, 202 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCAC2?

The complementary color is #CA9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCAC2 color

#9CCAC2 rgb(156, 202, 194)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CCAC2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 79.2% green and 76.1% blue (156, 202, 194).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#9CCAC2 color codes

HEX	`#9CCAC2`
RGB	`rgb(156, 202, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 79.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.99, -16.71, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.99, 16.73, 183.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.566, 53.202, 58.949)`
Decimal	`10275522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCAC2, 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 #9CCAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #9CCAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccac2; }
.text { color: #9ccac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 202 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccac2, #9cbbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CCAC2?: #9CCAC2 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 #9CCAC2?: The RGB value is 156, 202, 194: 156 red, 202 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCAC2?: The complementary color is #CA9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.