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#9CDCBB

#9CDCBB is a light, rich green, close to the color Seafoam. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 86.3% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.57:1 Fail
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13.37:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.57:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.37:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9CDCBB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#9CDCBB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #9CDCBB?

#9CDCBB is a light, rich green, close to the color Seafoam. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 86.3% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #9CDCBB in RGB?

#9CDCBB is rgb(156, 220, 187): 156 red, 220 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #9CDCBB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(29, 0, 15, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #9CDCBB?

PANTONE 352 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #9CDCBB?

Its complement #FCBCDD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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