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#9CDFDD

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #9CDFDD

With the hex code #9CDFDD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DF9C9E, a old rose shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red156
Green223
Blue221

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9CDFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9CDFDD.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9CDFDD.
14.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9CDFDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9CDFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D8DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACFDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84E3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9CDFDD?

With the hex code #9CDFDD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9CDFDD?

Use black text. Black on #9CDFDD has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9CDFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DF9C9E, and analogous partners are #9CDFBB and #9CC0DF.