Information about #9FCAC1 color

#9FCAC1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9FCAC1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 202, 193) — 62.4% red, 79.2% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 4 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9FCAC1 reads as a softly balanced cyan and 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 a hair away from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chi (#9FBFC2) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 202, 193) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #9FCAC1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9FCAC1 color variations

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#9FCAC1 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 #9FCAC1

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FCAC1
  • RGB159, 202, 193
  • CMYK17, 0, 4, 21
  • CSSrgb(159, 202, 193)
  • HSL167°, 29%, 71%
  • HSL Precise167.442°, 28.859%, 70.784%
  • HSV167°, 21%, 79%
  • HSB167°, 21%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.792, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.792, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.792, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9FCAC1
  • DECIMAL ID10472129
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01