#9EC9DC Color

#9EC9DC is rgb(158, 201, 220) in RGB and hsl(198, 47%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EC9DC

HEX#9EC9DC

RGBrgb(158, 201, 220)

HSLhsl(198, 47%, 74%)

HSVhsv(198, 28%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.053 226.7)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 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.

TextWhite text1.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EC9DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EC9DC Complementary#DCB09E Analogous#9EDCCF Analogous#9EAADC Triadic#DC9EC9 Triadic#C9DC9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EC9DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

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

Shades

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

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