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9CDCD3

#9CDCD3 closest to Tropical Freeze

#9CDCD3 is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Tropical Freeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 86.3% green and 82.7% blue (rgb(156, 220, 211)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 48% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. #9CDCD3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.59:1.

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Variations of #9CDCD3

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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#9CDCD3 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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#9CDCD3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9CDCD3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CACCD4
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D5D3
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8D6D3
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CACCD4
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BED2D4
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #88DFD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #94DDD6
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5D3D1

#9CDCD3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#9CDCD3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.59:1 Super#9CDCD3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9CDCD3 in CSS

/* Tropical Freeze */
.color { color: #9CDCD3; }
.background { background-color: #9CDCD3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9CDCD3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(156 220 211);
color: hsl(172 48% 74%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.066 185.1);

#9CDCD3 FAQ

What color is #9CDCD3?

#9CDCD3 is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9CDCD3?

#9CDCD3 is rgb(156, 220, 211) in RGB, hsl(172, 48%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9CDCD3?

The complementary color of #9CDCD3 is #DC9CA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9CDCD3?

Black text has the best contrast on #9CDCD3: 13.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9CDCD3 a warm or cool color?

#9CDCD3 is a cool color.