What color is #9CCCC9?

#9CCCC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CCCC9?

The RGB value is 156, 204, 201: 156 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCCC9?

The complementary color is #CC9C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCCC9 color

#9CCCC9 rgb(156, 204, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CCCC9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 80% green and 78.8% blue (156, 204, 201).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#9CCCC9 color codes

HEX	`#9CCCC9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, -16.22, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 16.62, 192.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.843, 54.469, 63.345)`
Decimal	`10276041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCCC9, 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 #9CCCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #9CCCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cccc9; }
.text { color: #9cccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cccc9, #9cb7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CCCC9?: #9CCCC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CCCC9?: The RGB value is 156, 204, 201: 156 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCCC9?: The complementary color is #CC9C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.