Palettes / Colors / #9CAEB3

#9CAEB3 — Light Dusty Teal

#9CAEB3 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#9CAEB3 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B4A29D; it also sits naturally between #9DB4AD and #9DA3B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9CAEB3

.text { color: #9CAEB3; }
.background { background-color: #9CAEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CAEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 174, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 13%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CAEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 174, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CAEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 174, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9CAEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9CAEB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4A29D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CAEB3: #000000.

How #9CAEB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9CAEB3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9CAEB3?

#9CAEB3 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 156, 174, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CAEB3?

#9CAEB3 is RGB 156, 174, 179 — HSL 193°, 13%, 66% — CMYK 13%, 3%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #9CAEB3?

Its complement is #B4A29D; analogous partners are #9DB4AD and #9DA3B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CAEB3 for text?

Black text on #9CAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.