Close to Powder Blue
#9ECFCD
#9ECFCD is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62% red, 81.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 178°, with 34% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9ECFCD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.71:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.71:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9ECFCD as they’d see it.
#9ECFCD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9ECFCD
What color is #9ECFCD?
#9ECFCD is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62% red, 81.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 178°, with 34% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9ECFCD in RGB?
#9ECFCD is rgb(158, 207, 205): 158 red, 207 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9ECFCD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 0, 1, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9ECFCD?
PANTONE 324 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9ECFCD?
Its complement #E7BBBD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.