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#9CFCDC Color

#9CFCDC is rgb(156, 252, 220) in RGB, hsl(160, 94%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CFCDC
HEX#9CFCDC
RGBrgb(156, 252, 220)
HSLhsl(160, 94%, 80%)
HSVhsv(160, 38%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.102 170.7)
LABlab(92.36% -35.00 5.97)
LCHlch(92.36% 35.50 170.32)

What #9CFCDC 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 #9CFCDC, 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 green in the library.

#9CFCDC Channel Values

How #9CFCDC 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 252 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 94% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 38% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CFCDC 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9CFCDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CFCDC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #9CFCDC

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 #9CFCDC.

How #9CFCDC 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#9CFCDC
Protanopia#EFEFDC
Protanomaly#D3F4DC
Deuteranopia#E2E2DE
Deuteranomaly#CAEDDD
Tritanopia#A3F8F8
Tritanomaly#A0FAED
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CFCDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cfcdc: #9CFCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CFCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cfcdc': '#9CFCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.988, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9cfcdc">#9CFCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CFCDC"

More Green Colors

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

#9CFCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CFCDC?

#9CFCDC is a lightest green — rgb(156, 252, 220) in RGB and hsl(160, 94%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #9CFCDC?

#9CFCDC is rgb(156, 252, 220) — red 156, green 252, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CFCDC?

#9CFCDC converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CFCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CFCDC scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9CFCDC 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.36, which is visibly different.

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