#9CDFD9
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #9CDFD9
#9CDFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DF9CA2 — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #9CDFD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9CDFD9?
#9CDFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9CDFD9?
Use black text. Black on #9CDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9CDFD9?
Its complementary colour is #DF9CA2, and analogous partners are #9CDFB8 and #9CC3DF.