Palettes / Colors / #9EDCD8

#9EDCD8 — Light Muted Teal

#9EDCD8 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#9EDCD8 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 #DC9EA2; it also sits naturally between #9EDCB9 and #9EC1DC. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9EDCD8

.text { color: #9EDCD8; }
.background { background-color: #9EDCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EDCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 220, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 47%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EDCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 220, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EDCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 220, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9EDCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9EDCD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC9EA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EDCD8: #000000.

How #9EDCD8 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 #9EDCD8 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 #9EDCD8?

#9EDCD8 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 158, 220, 216). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EDCD8?

#9EDCD8 is RGB 158, 220, 216 — HSL 176°, 47%, 74% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 2%, 14%.

What colors go with #9EDCD8?

Its complement is #DC9EA2; analogous partners are #9EDCB9 and #9EC1DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EDCD8 for text?

Black text on #9EDCD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.