#9CDFDC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #9CDFDC
#9CDFDC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DF9C9F — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #9CDFDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (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 #9CDFDC?
#9CDFDC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9CDFDC?
Use black text. Black on #9CDFDC has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9CDFDC?
Its complementary colour is #DF9C9F, and analogous partners are #9CDFBB and #9CC1DF.