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#9CCECD Color

#9CCECD is rgb(156, 206, 205) in RGB, hsl(179, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CCECD
HEX#9CCECD
RGBrgb(156, 206, 205)
HSLhsl(179, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(179, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.052 194.6)
LABlab(79.24% -17.01 -5.10)
LCHlch(79.24% 17.76 196.68)

What #9CCECD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9CCECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.69Opal#A8C3BCΔE 8.84Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 9.31Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.16Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.26Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 10.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#9CCECD Channel Values

How #9CCECD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 156 · G 206 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CCECD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CCECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CCECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CCECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CCECD
Complementary
#CE9C9D
Analogous
#9CCEB4
Analogous
#9CB6CE
Triadic
#CD9CCE
Triadic
#CECD9C
Split comp.
#CE9CB6
Split comp.
#CEB49C

Tints & Shades of #9CCECD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAD5D4
#B7DCDB
#C5E2E2
#CFE7E7
#DDEEEE
#EAF5F5

Shades

#7ABDBC
#5BAEAD
#47908E
#387170
#274F4E
#18302F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CCECD.

How #9CCECD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9CCECD
Protanopia#C7C7CD
Protanomaly#B7CACD
Deuteranopia#BFBFCE
Deuteranomaly#B2C5CE
Tritanopia#9CCECE
Tritanomaly#9CCECE
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CCECD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ccecd: #9CCECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CCECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ccecd': '#9CCECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.808, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_9ccecd">#9CCECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CCECD"

More Teal Colors

#9CCECD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CCECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CCECD?

#9CCECD is a light teal — rgb(156, 206, 205) in RGB and hsl(179, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #9CCECD?

#9CCECD is rgb(156, 206, 205) — red 156, green 206, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CCECD?

#9CCECD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CCECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CCECD scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CCECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CCECD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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