What color is #9EC9C8?

#9EC9C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC9C8?

The RGB value is 158, 201, 200: 158 red, 201 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC9C8?

The complementary color is #C99E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC9C8 color

#9EC9C8 rgb(158, 201, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EC9C8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 78.8% green and 78.4% blue (158, 201, 200).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#9EC9C8 color codes

HEX	`#9EC9C8`
RGB	`rgb(158, 201, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 78.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, -14.29, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 14.89, 196.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.409, 53.211, 62.511)`
Decimal	`10406344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC9C8, 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 #9EC9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #9EC9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec9c8; }
.text { color: #9ec9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 201 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec9c8, #9eb5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EC9C8?: #9EC9C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC9C8?: The RGB value is 158, 201, 200: 158 red, 201 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC9C8?: The complementary color is #C99E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.