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#9DCDCA closest to Wave

#9DCDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(157, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 32% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #9DCDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.02:1.

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Variations of #9DCDCA

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

How #9DCDCA 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 #BEC1CB
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C8CA
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC9CA
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC1CB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5C5CA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8ED0CC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #97CECB
  • 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 #BBC6C5

#9DCDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#9DCDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.02:1 Super#9DCDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DCDCA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 205 202);
color: hsl(176 32% 71%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.050 191.4);

#9DCDCA FAQ

What color is #9DCDCA?

#9DCDCA 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 #9DCDCA?

#9DCDCA is rgb(157, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(176, 32%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DCDCA?

The complementary color of #9DCDCA is #CD9DA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DCDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DCDCA: 12.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DCDCA a warm or cool color?

#9DCDCA is a cool color.