Palettes / Colors / #9CDBEC

#9CDBEC — Light Teal

#9CDBEC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #9CDBEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9CDBEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECAE9C; it also sits naturally between #9CECD6 and #9CB3EC. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CDBEC

.text { color: #9CDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #9CDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 219, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECAE9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CDBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CDBEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9CDBEC 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 #9CDBEC 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 #9CDBEC?

#9CDBEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 156, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CDBEC?

#9CDBEC is RGB 156, 219, 236 — HSL 193°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 34%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9CDBEC?

Its complement is #ECAE9C; analogous partners are #9CECD6 and #9CB3EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CDBEC for text?

Black text on #9CDBEC has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.