All About Color #9CD8CC

#9CD8CC

About #9CD8CC

#9CD8CC is a light cyan color with the hex code #9CD8CC. In RGB it is red 156, green 216, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 168°, saturation 43%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 28%, 0%, 6%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 1.60:1 on white and 13.11:1 on black.

#9CD8CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, D8, CC
CMYK27.78%, 0.00%, 5.56%, 15.29%
RGB Decimal156, 216, 204
HSL168°, 43%, 73%
RGB Octal234, 330, 314
HSV (HSB)168.00°, 27.78%, 84.71%
RGB Binary10011100, 11011000, 11001100
CIE-L*AB82.13, -21.61, -0.26
RGB Percent61.18%, 84.71%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH82.13, 21.61, 180.69
XYZ49.17, 60.54, 66.22
CIE-L*UV82.13, -29.57, 3.25
xyY0.28, 0.34, 60.54
Hunter-Lab77.81, -23.37, 4.00
RYB61.18%, 74.25%, 84.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CD8CC on a dark background: contrast 13.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CD8CC on a light background: contrast 1.60:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CD8CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CD8CC · #DEF2EE · #5BBEAA · #D89DA8 · #F2DEE2

Analogous palette

#A8D89D · #9DD8AE · #9CD8CC · #9DC6D8 · #9DA8D8

Triadic palette

#9CD8CC · #CC9DD8 · #D8CC9D · #DEF2EE · #EEDEF2

Tetradic palette

#9CD8CC · #AE9DD8 · #D89DA8 · #C6D89D · #5BBEAA

Monochromatic palette

#3F9D8A · #66C2B0 · #9CD8CC · #D3EEE8 · #EDF8F6

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