What color is #9CDECF?

#9CDECF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CDECF?

The RGB value is 156, 222, 207: 156 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CDECF?

The complementary color is #DE9CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CDECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CDECF color

#9CDECF rgb(156, 222, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CDECF is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (156, 222, 207).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 50% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#9CDECF color codes

HEX	`#9CDECF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 222, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 87.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 50%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -23.93, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 23.94, 178.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.09, 63.813, 68.644)`
Decimal	`10280655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CDECF, 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 #9CDECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CDECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #9CDECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cdecf; }
.text { color: #9cdecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cdecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 222 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cdecf, #9cccde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9CDECF?: #9CDECF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CDECF?: The RGB value is 156, 222, 207: 156 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CDECF?: The complementary color is #DE9CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CDECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.