#9CF8FF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #9CF8FF
#9CF8FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 97% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 39% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 13.7); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFA39C — a melon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #9CF8FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.28:1, 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 #9CF8FF?
#9CF8FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 97% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 39% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9CF8FF?
Use black text. Black on #9CF8FF has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9CF8FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFA39C, and analogous partners are #9CFFD5 and #9CC6FF.