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#9DC2BF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #9DC2BF

#9DC2BF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C29DA0 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9DC2BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red157
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #9DC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9DC2BF.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9DC2BF.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBEBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92C4C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DC2BF?

#9DC2BF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9DC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #9DC2BF has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #C29DA0, and analogous partners are #9DC2AD and #9DB2C2.