Palettes / Colors / #9DECDB

#9DECDB — Light Teal

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

#9DECDB 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 #EC9CAE; it also sits naturally between #9CECB3 and #9CD6EC. 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 93% · Blue 86%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DECDB

.text { color: #9DECDB; }
.background { background-color: #9DECDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DECDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 236, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DECDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 236, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DECDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 236, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #9DECDB

Tints of #9DECDB

Tones of #9DECDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC9CAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DECDB: #000000.

How #9DECDB 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 #9DECDB 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 #9DECDB?

#9DECDB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 157, 236, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DECDB?

#9DECDB is RGB 157, 236, 219 — HSL 167°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #9DECDB?

Its complement is #EC9CAE; analogous partners are #9CECB3 and #9CD6EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DECDB for text?

Black text on #9DECDB has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.