Information about #9CC7CD color

#9CC7CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9CC7CD is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 199, 205) — 61.2% red, 78% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 2 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #9CC7CD appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Escape (#9EC0CA) and Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 199, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9CC7CD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #9CC7CD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9CC7CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9CC7CD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9CC7CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CC7CD
  • RGB156, 199, 205
  • CMYK19, 2, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(156, 199, 205)
  • HSL187°, 33%, 71%
  • HSL Precise187.347°, 32.886%, 70.784%
  • HSV187°, 24%, 80%
  • HSB187°, 24%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.780, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.780, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.780, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CC7CD
  • DECIMAL ID10274765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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