What color is #9DD6D4?

#9DD6D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DD6D4?

The RGB value is 157, 214, 212: 157 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DD6D4?

The complementary color is #D69D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DD6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DD6D4 color

#9DD6D4 rgb(157, 214, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DD6D4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 83.9% green and 83.1% blue (157, 214, 212).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Escape (#96D9DF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#9DD6D4 color codes

HEX	`#9DD6D4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 214, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 83.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -18.57, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 19.21, 194.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.831, 60.012, 71.232)`
Decimal	`10344148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DD6D4, 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 #9DD6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DD6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #9DD6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dd6d4; }
.text { color: #9dd6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dd6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 214 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dd6d4, #9dbcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9DD6D4?: #9DD6D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DD6D4?: The RGB value is 157, 214, 212: 157 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DD6D4?: The complementary color is #D69D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DD6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.