What color is #9ECECC?

#9ECECC 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 #9ECECC?

The RGB value is 158, 206, 204: 158 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ECECC?

The complementary color is #CE9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ECECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ECECC color

#9ECECC rgb(158, 206, 204)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 80.8% green and 80% blue (158, 206, 204).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#9ECECC color codes

HEX	`#9ECECC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 206, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 80.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.48, -15.98, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.48, 16.51, 194.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.068, 55.769, 65.4)`
Decimal	`10407628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ECECC, 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 #9ECECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ECECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #9ECECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ececc; }
.text { color: #9ececc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ececc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 206 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ececc, #9eb8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9ECECC?: #9ECECC 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 #9ECECC?: The RGB value is 158, 206, 204: 158 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ECECC?: The complementary color is #CE9EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ECECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.