What color is #9DC3C1?

#9DC3C1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC3C1?

The RGB value is 157, 195, 193: 157 red, 195 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC3C1?

The complementary color is #C39D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC3C1 color

#9DC3C1 rgb(157, 195, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DC3C1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 76.5% green and 75.7% blue (157, 195, 193).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#9DC3C1 color codes

HEX	`#9DC3C1`
RGB	`rgb(157, 195, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 76.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, -13.01, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 13.39, 193.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.043, 50.047, 57.834)`
Decimal	`10339265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC3C1, 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 #9DC3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #9DC3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc3c1; }
.text { color: #9dc3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 195 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc3c1, #9db2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DC3C1?: #9DC3C1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC3C1?: The RGB value is 157, 195, 193: 157 red, 195 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC3C1?: The complementary color is #C39D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.