What color is #9DCCC6?

#9DCCC6 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 #9DCCC6?

The RGB value is 157, 204, 198: 157 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCCC6?

The complementary color is #CC9DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCCC6?

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.

#9DCCC6 color

#9DCCC6 rgb(157, 204, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DCCC6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80% green and 77.6% blue (157, 204, 198).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9DCCC6 color codes

HEX	`#9DCCC6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 204, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 80%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.71, -16.57, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.71, 16.69, 187.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.687, 54.429, 61.514)`
Decimal	`10341574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCCC6, 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 #9DCCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCCC6 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 #9DCCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dccc6; }
.text { color: #9dccc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dccc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 204 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dccc6, #9dbbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DCCC6?: #9DCCC6 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 #9DCCC6?: The RGB value is 157, 204, 198: 157 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCCC6?: The complementary color is #CC9DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCCC6?: 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.