Palettes / Colors / #9FD5DB

#9FD5DB — Light Muted Teal

#9FD5DB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#9FD5DB 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 #DBA59F; it also sits naturally between #9FDBC3 and #9FB7DB. 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 84% · Blue 86%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #9FD5DB

.text { color: #9FD5DB; }
.background { background-color: #9FD5DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FD5DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 213, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 45%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FD5DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 213, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FD5DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 213, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FD5DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FD5DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9FD5DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBA59F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FD5DB: #000000.

How #9FD5DB 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 #9FD5DB or a close neighbour

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 #9FD5DB?

#9FD5DB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 159, 213, 219). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FD5DB?

#9FD5DB is RGB 159, 213, 219 — HSL 186°, 45%, 74% — CMYK 27%, 3%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #9FD5DB?

Its complement is #DBA59F; analogous partners are #9FDBC3 and #9FB7DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FD5DB for text?

Black text on #9FD5DB has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.