#9FCDBD

Accessibility

AAA

11.94:1

Vs white / black

1.76:1 · 11.94:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9fcdbd

RGB

rgb(159, 205, 189)

RGBA

rgba(159, 205, 189, 1)

HSL

hsl(159, 32%, 71%)

HSLA

hsla(159, 32%, 71%, 1)

HSV

hsv(159, 22%, 80%)

LAB

lab(78.87% -18.33 3.04)

LCH

lch(78.87% 18.58 170.58)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8111 -0.0528 0.0078)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8111 0.0534 171.6)

XYZ

xyz(45.31, 54.71, 56.31)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 20%)

CSS

color: #9fcdbd;

CSS variable

--color-9fcdbd: #9fcdbd;

SCSS

$color-9fcdbd: #9fcdbd;

JavaScript

const color = "#9fcdbd";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9fcdbd";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9fcdbd" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9fcdbd", "rgb": { "r": 159, "g": 205, "b": 189 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8111 0.0534 171.6)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9fcdbd-1: #9fcdbd;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

emerald-200

Very different · ΔE 10.23 · #A7F3D0

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Very different · ΔE 9.54 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Very different · ΔE 6.3 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 20.53 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e0fdf2 100d1f0e5 200baded1 300a0c8ba 40080ad9d 500659182 60053796d 700416157 800304a41 9001f342d 9500d1f19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7fbfa eff7f4 e7f3ef dfeee9 d7eae4 cfe6de c7e2d9 bfded3 b7dace afd5c8 a7d1c3 9fcdbd 92bcad 85ab9e 779a8e 6a897e 5d786e 50675f 42554f 35443f 28332f 1a221f 0d1110

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7fbfa eff7f4 e7f3ef dfeee9 d7eae4 cfe6de c7e2d9 bfded3 b7dace afd5c8 a7d1c3

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

92bcad 85ab9e 779a8e 6a897e 5d786e 50675f 42554f 35443f 28332f 1a221f 0d1110

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9cc7b8 9ac0b3 97baae 95b3a9 92ada4 90a79f 8da099 8a9a94 88938f 858d8a 838685

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9FCDBDStop 1 #CD9DAEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9DCDA4Stop 1 #9FCDBDStop 2 #9DC6CDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9FCDBDStop 1 #BC9DCDStop 2 #CDBC9DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9FCDBDStop 1 #CD9DC6Stop 2 #CDA49DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#234338Stop 1 #3D7662Stop 2 #57A88CStop 3 #89C2AEStop 4 #BCDCD1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9fcdbd works

#9FCDBD (#9fcdbd) sits in the teal family at about 159° hue, 32% saturation, and 71% lightness. Contrast is 1.76:1 on white and 11.94:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: emerald-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9fcdbd as small body text on white — 1.76:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #96D4B2#96D4B2 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Material Teal 100#B2DFDB Spectrum #7ED3C9#7ED3C9 Spectrum #7DD8C6#7DD8C6 Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB Spectrum #7CD0B0#7CD0B0 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1