Palettes / Colors / #9FDBCD

#9FDBCD — Light Muted Teal

#9FDBCD 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 #9FDBCD 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.

#9FDBCD 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 #DB9FAD; it also sits naturally between #9FDBAF and #9FCBDB. 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 80%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FDBCD

.text { color: #9FDBCD; }
.background { background-color: #9FDBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FDBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 45%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FDBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FDBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 219, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB9FAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FDBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FDBCD

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 #9FDBCD 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 #9FDBCD 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 #9FDBCD?

#9FDBCD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 159, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FDBCD?

#9FDBCD is RGB 159, 219, 205 — HSL 166°, 45%, 74% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #9FDBCD?

Its complement is #DB9FAD; analogous partners are #9FDBAF and #9FCBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FDBCD for text?

Black text on #9FDBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.