Palettes / Colors / #9DC2CD

#9DC2CD — Light Muted Teal

#9DC2CD is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #9DC2CD 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.

#9DC2CD 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 #CDA89D; it also sits naturally between #9DCDC0 and #9DAACD. 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 62% · Green 76% · Blue 80%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DC2CD

.text { color: #9DC2CD; }
.background { background-color: #9DC2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DC2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 194, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DC2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 194, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DC2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 194, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DC2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DC2CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA89D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DC2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9DC2CD

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 #9DC2CD 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 #9DC2CD 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 #9DC2CD?

#9DC2CD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 157, 194, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DC2CD?

#9DC2CD is RGB 157, 194, 205 — HSL 194°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 23%, 5%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #9DC2CD?

Its complement is #CDA89D; analogous partners are #9DCDC0 and #9DAACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DC2CD for text?

Black text on #9DC2CD has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.