What color is #9DC6BF?

#9DC6BF 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 #9DC6BF?

The RGB value is 157, 198, 191: 157 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC6BF?

The complementary color is #C69DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC6BF color

#9DC6BF rgb(157, 198, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DC6BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 77.6% green and 74.9% blue (157, 198, 191).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#9DC6BF color codes

HEX	`#9DC6BF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 198, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 77.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, -14.98, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 15.02, 183.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.5, 51.316, 56.893)`
Decimal	`10340031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC6BF, 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 #9DC6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #9DC6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc6bf; }
.text { color: #9dc6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 198 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc6bf, #9db9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DC6BF?: #9DC6BF 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 #9DC6BF?: The RGB value is 157, 198, 191: 157 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC6BF?: The complementary color is #C69DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.