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#9CDDDA Color

#9CDDDA is rgb(156, 221, 218) in RGB, hsl(177, 49%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CDDDA
HEX#9CDDDA
RGBrgb(156, 221, 218)
HSLhsl(177, 49%, 74%)
HSVhsv(177, 29%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.066 192.4)
LABlab(83.70% -21.76 -5.48)
LCHlch(83.70% 22.44 194.13)

What #9CDDDA 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 #9CDDDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9CDDDA Channel Values

How #9CDDDA 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 221 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 49% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 29% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CDDDA 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9CDDDA

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

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Tints & Shades of #9CDDDA

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

Shades

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

How #9CDDDA 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#9CDDDA
Protanopia#D4D4DA
Protanomaly#C0D7DA
Deuteranopia#CACADB
Deuteranomaly#BAD2DB
Tritanopia#9DDDDD
Tritanomaly#9CDDDC
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CDDDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cddda: #9CDDDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CDDDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cddda': '#9CDDDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.867, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_9cddda">#9CDDDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CDDDA"

More Teal Colors

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

#9CDDDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CDDDA?

#9CDDDA is a light teal — rgb(156, 221, 218) in RGB and hsl(177, 49%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #9CDDDA?

#9CDDDA is rgb(156, 221, 218) — red 156, green 221, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CDDDA?

#9CDDDA converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CDDDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CDDDA scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9CDDDA 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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