#9DBFC2

Closest named color: Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). oklch(78.1% 0.037 203), rgb(157, 191, 194).

Black text reads best on this color (10.66:1).

About this color

#9DBFC2 is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.66:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	muted (0.037)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4)
Black text	10.66:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#9DBFC2
RGB	rgb(157, 191, 194)
HSL	hsl(185, 23%, 69%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.1% 0.037 203)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #9DBFC2	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -42.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9DBFC2	10.66:1	AAA	Lc 66.0	Content text, not long reading
#9DBFC2 text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 38.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9DBFC2 text on black	10.66:1	AAA	Lc -64.4	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E2ECED

oklch(93.6% 0.011 204.1)
Step 200
200

#CADDDF

oklch(88.4% 0.021 204.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9DBFC2

oklch(78.1% 0.037 203)
Step 400
400

#74ACB1

oklch(70.7% 0.059 203)
Step 500
500

#4C979E

oklch(63.1% 0.075 203.5)
Step 600
600

#298189

oklch(55.6% 0.082 203.8)
Step 700
700

#196D74

oklch(49.1% 0.076 203.4)
Step 800
800

#19595E

oklch(42.7% 0.063 202.6)
Step 900
900

#1C494D

oklch(37.6% 0.049 203.3)
Step 950
950

#122B2D

oklch(27% 0.031 202.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9DBFC2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BABCC2	0.038
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3B6C2	0.036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#92C2C0	0.016
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.037