#9DD2D9

Closest named color: Celeste (#A8DADC). oklch(82.9% 0.056 206.3), rgb(157, 210, 217).

Black text reads best on this color (12.65:1).

About this color

#9DD2D9 is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.056 and its hue 206°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Celeste (#A8DADC), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.65:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (83%)
Chroma	muted (0.056)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Celeste (#A8DADC)
Black text	12.65:1
White text	1.65:1

Values

HEX	#9DD2D9
RGB	rgb(157, 210, 217)
HSL	hsl(187, 44%, 73%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.9% 0.056 206.3)

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 #9DD2D9	1.65:1	Fails	Lc -32.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9DD2D9	12.65:1	AAA	Lc 74.8	Content text, not long reading
#9DD2D9 text on white	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 29.0	Dividers and decoration only
#9DD2D9 text on black	12.65:1	AAA	Lc -73.8	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

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DEEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.016 206.4)
Step 200
200

#C3DFE3

oklch(88.4% 0.03 207.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9DD2D9

oklch(82.9% 0.056 206.3)
Step 400
400

#54B0BC

oklch(70.6% 0.089 206.8)
Step 500
500

#009BAA

oklch(63% 0.108 206.9)
Step 600
600

#00838F

oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
Step 700
700

#006E78

oklch(49.1% 0.084 205.8)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#004B52

oklch(37.7% 0.064 205.5)
Step 950
950

#002D32

oklch(27.1% 0.046 206.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9DD2D9 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)	#CACEDA	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BFC5D9	0.051
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#89D6D4	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.056