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#9EC9DC Color

#9EC9DC is rgb(158, 201, 220) in RGB, hsl(198, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EC9DC
HEX#9EC9DC
RGBrgb(158, 201, 220)
HSLhsl(198, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(198, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.053 226.7)
LABlab(78.36% -11.42 -14.38)
LCHlch(78.36% 18.37 231.54)

What #9EC9DC 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 #9EC9DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 5.53Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 5.92Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.07Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.06Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 7.8Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.26

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

#9EC9DC Channel Values

How #9EC9DC 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 158 · G 201 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EC9DC 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EC9DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EC9DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EC9DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EC9DC
Complementary
#DCB09E
Analogous
#9EDCCF
Analogous
#9EAADC
Triadic
#DC9EC9
Triadic
#C9DC9E
Split comp.
#DC9EAA
Split comp.
#DCCF9E

Tints & Shades of #9EC9DC

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

#A9CFE0
#B8D8E5
#C3DEE9
#D2E6EF
#DDECF3
#ECF5F8

Shades

#78B4CE
#53A0C1
#3B85A5
#2E677F
#20495A
#132A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EC9DC.

How #9EC9DC 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#9EC9DC
Protanopia#C3C3DC
Protanomaly#B5C5DC
Deuteranopia#BCBCDD
Deuteranomaly#B1C1DD
Tritanopia#9ACCCC
Tritanomaly#9CCBD2
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EC9DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ec9dc: #9EC9DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EC9DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ec9dc': '#9EC9DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.788, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9ec9dc">#9EC9DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EC9DC"

More Teal Colors

#9EC9DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EC9DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EC9DC?

#9EC9DC is a light teal — rgb(158, 201, 220) in RGB and hsl(198, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #9EC9DC?

#9EC9DC is rgb(158, 201, 220) — red 158, green 201, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EC9DC?

#9EC9DC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EC9DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EC9DC scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EC9DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EC9DC 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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