Information about #9CC9C2 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9CC9C2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 201, 194) — 61.2% red, 78.8% green, 76.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 3 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #9CC9C2 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chi (#9FBFC2) and Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7).

The recipe behind #9CC9C2 is rgb(156, 201, 194), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #9CC9C2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9CC9C2 color variations

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

#9CC9C2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CC9C2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9CC9C2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CC9C2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9CC9C2 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
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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
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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
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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
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#C29CC9
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#C9C29C
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#AC9CC9
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#C99CA3
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#B9C99C
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Nearest named colors to #9CC9C2

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

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Turquoise Green color link
Turquoise Green

#A0D6B4

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

#9CC9C2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CC9C2
  • RGB156, 201, 194
  • CMYK18, 0, 3, 21
  • CSSrgb(156, 201, 194)
  • HSL171°, 29%, 70%
  • HSL Precise170.667°, 29.412%, 70%
  • HSV171°, 22%, 79%
  • HSB171°, 22%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.788, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.788, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.788, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CC9C2
  • DECIMAL ID10275266
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers318 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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