What color is #9DCBC3?

#9DCBC3 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 #9DCBC3?

The RGB value is 157, 203, 195: 157 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCBC3?

The complementary color is #CB9DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCBC3 color

#9DCBC3 rgb(157, 203, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DCBC3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 79.6% green and 76.5% blue (157, 203, 195).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#9DCBC3 color codes

HEX	`#9DCBC3`
RGB	`rgb(157, 203, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 79.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.36, -16.7, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.36, 16.72, 183.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.108, 53.818, 59.63)`
Decimal	`10341315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCBC3, 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 #9DCBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #9DCBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dcbc3; }
.text { color: #9dcbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 203 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dcbc3, #9dbccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DCBC3?: #9DCBC3 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 #9DCBC3?: The RGB value is 157, 203, 195: 157 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCBC3?: The complementary color is #CB9DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.