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#9CCDCD closest to Wave

#9CCDCD is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(156, 205, 205)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 33% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #9CCDCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.03:1.

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Variations of #9CCDCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9CCDCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9CCDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9CCDCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDC1CD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C8CD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC9CD
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC1CD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4C5CD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8CD0CD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96CECD
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBC6C6

#9CCDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#9CCDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.03:1 Super#9CCDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9CCDCD in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #9CCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #9CCDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9CCDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(156 205 205);
color: hsl(180 33% 71%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.051 196.2);

#9CCDCD FAQ

What color is #9CCDCD?

#9CCDCD is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9CCDCD?

#9CCDCD is rgb(156, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 33%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9CCDCD?

The complementary color of #9CCDCD is #CD9C9C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9CCDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9CCDCD: 12.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9CCDCD a warm or cool color?

#9CCDCD is a cool color.