#9CD2BC

sRGB · 156 / 210 / 188

#9CD2BC belongs to the green-cyan family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 156 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 155.6° lands in the green-cyan region. Its 37.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 71.8% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.36:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 156, 210, 188
HSL: 155.56°, 37.50%, 71.76%
HSV / HSB: 155.56°, 25.71%, 82.35%
CMYK (approx.): 25.71%, 0.00%, 10.48%, 17.65%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 45.832, 56.791, 56.125
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 80.062, -21.973, 5.275
WCAG relative luminance: 0.56792
24-bit decimal: 10277564

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #9CD2BC in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 12.36:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text · 1.70:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#D29CB2 sits half a turn (180°) from #9CD2BC on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#9CD2BC #D29CB2

Analogous

#9CD2A1 and #9CCDD2 sit 30° to either side of #9CD2BC. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#9CD2A1 #9CD2BC #9CCDD2

Triadic

#9CD2BC, #BC9CD2 and #D2BC9C are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#9CD2BC #BC9CD2 #D2BC9C

Split complementary

Start at #9CD2BC and look across the wheel. #D29CCD and #D2A19C sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#9CD2BC #D29CCD #D2A19C

Square

Starting with #9CD2BC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #A19CD2, #D29CB2, then #CDD29C. Across the square, #9CD2BC pairs with #D29CB2, and #A19CD2 with #CDD29C.

#9CD2BC #A19CD2 #D29CB2 #CDD29C

Tetradic

#9CD2BC and #D29CB2 are opposites, as are #9CB2D2 and #D2BC9C. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#9CD2BC #9CB2D2 #D29CB2 #D2BC9C

Tints

Mixing #9CD2BC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B0DBC9, keeps 80% of the original. By #EBF6F2, the mixture is 80% white.

#9CD2BC #B0DBC9 #C4E4D7 #D7EDE4 #EBF6F2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #9CD2BC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #7DA896, keeps 80% of the original. By #1F2A26, the mixture is 80% black.

#9CD2BC #7DA896 #5E7E71 #3E544B #1F2A26 #000000

Tones

Mixing #9CD2BC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #96C2B0, keeps 80% of the original. By #86908C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#9CD2BC #96C2B0 #91B1A4 #8BA198 #86908C #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#9CD2BC

RGB

rgb(156 210 188)

HSL

hsl(155.556 37.500% 71.765%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #9CD2BC;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#9CD2BC uses 156 red, 210 green and 188 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 61.2%

Green 82.4%

Blue 73.7%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #9CD2BC is 25.7% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 10.5% yellow and 17.6% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 25.7%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 10.5%

Black 17.6%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #99CCBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #9CB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #9CD2BC when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #99CCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #99CCBB Nearest web-safe · #99CCCC

Gradient to complement

#9CD2BC #A5C9BA #AEC0B9 #B7B7B7 #C0AEB5 #C9A5B4 #D29CB2

Color vision previews

Compare how #9CD2BC appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#CFCBBB

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#C6C4BD

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#90D3CB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BFCCBC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BBC9BD

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#9CD1C2

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C7C7C7

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#B3CCC1

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.33245 G 0.64448 B 0.50289

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.65599 G 0.81762 B 0.74205

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.38785 G 0.63412 B 0.51023

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.289 y 0.358 Y 56.791

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 38.824 M % 17.647 Y % 26.275

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10011100 11010010 10111100