Palettes / Colors / #9CEDDC

#9CEDDC — Light Teal

#9CEDDC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #9CEDDC 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.

#9CEDDC 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 #ED9CAD; it also sits naturally between #9CEDB3 and #9CD6ED. 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 93% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CEDDC

.text { color: #9CEDDC; }
.background { background-color: #9CEDDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CEDDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 237, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CEDDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 237, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CEDDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 237, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED9CAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CEDDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CEDDC

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 #9CEDDC 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 #9CEDDC 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 #9CEDDC?

#9CEDDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 156, 237, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CEDDC?

#9CEDDC is RGB 156, 237, 220 — HSL 167°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #9CEDDC?

Its complement is #ED9CAD; analogous partners are #9CEDB3 and #9CD6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CEDDC for text?

Black text on #9CEDDC has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.