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#9CDDDE

#9cddde ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cddde is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 86.67% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.73% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 180.91°, with 50% saturation and 74.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #9cddde
  2. #de9d9c

Split complementary

  1. #9cddde
  2. #de9cbc
  3. #debe9c

Analogous

  1. #9cdebe
  2. #9cddde
  3. #9cbcde

Triadic

  1. #9cddde
  2. #de9cdd
  3. #ddde9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cddde
  2. #9d9cde
  3. #de9d9c
  4. #ddde9c

Square

  1. #9cddde
  2. #be9cde
  3. #de9d9c
  4. #bcde9c

Monochromatic

  1. #38a7a9
  2. #63c9cb
  3. #9cddde
  4. #d5f1f1
  5. #f0fafa

Shades

#9cddde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cddde
  2. #8cc7c8
  3. #7db1b2
  4. #6d9b9b
  5. #5e8585
  6. #4e6f6f
  7. #3e5859
  8. #2f4243
  9. #1f2c2c
  10. #101616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cddde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cddde
  2. #a6e0e1
  3. #b0e4e5
  4. #bae7e8
  5. #c4ebeb
  6. #ceeeef
  7. #d7f1f2
  8. #e1f5f5
  9. #ebf8f8
  10. #f5fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cddde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cddde
  2. #99d4d5
  3. #96cacb
  4. #94c1c2
  5. #91b8b8
  6. #8eafaf
  7. #8ba5a6
  8. #889c9c
  9. #869393
  10. #838989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed6d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d7de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cedf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1d9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8d4de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ee0dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cddde {
  color: #9cddde;
}
Background
.bg-9cddde {
  background-color: #9cddde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cddde {
  border: 2px solid #9cddde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cddde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 221 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 50% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cddde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cddde, #9cbcde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cddde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 221 222 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.94 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.54 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.66 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.02 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.06 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.22 #632221 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#9cddde  rgb(156, 221, 222)  hsl(181, 50%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#de9d9c  rgb(222, 157, 156)  hsl(1, 50%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#de9cdd  rgb(222, 156, 221)  hsl(301, 50%, 74%)  Plum
#ddde9c  rgb(221, 222, 156)  hsl(61, 50%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod