Palettes / Colors / #9CD8BB

#9CD8BB — Light Muted Green

#9CD8BB is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#9CD8BB is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #D89DB9; it also sits naturally between #9DD89E and #9DD7D8. 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 85% · Blue 73%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CD8BB

.text { color: #9CD8BB; }
.background { background-color: #9CD8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CD8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 216, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 43%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CD8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 216, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CD8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 216, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9CD8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9CD8BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D89DB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CD8BB: #000000.

How #9CD8BB 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 #9CD8BB 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 #9CD8BB?

#9CD8BB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 156, 216, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CD8BB?

#9CD8BB is RGB 156, 216, 187 — HSL 151°, 43%, 73% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #9CD8BB?

Its complement is #D89DB9; analogous partners are #9DD89E and #9DD7D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CD8BB for text?

Black text on #9CD8BB has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.