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Teal Silk Muted

Teal · Hue 160
Hex
#9FBCB2
RGB
rgb(159, 188, 178)
HSL
hsl(160, 18%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 26%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2:1Fail
on black
10.3:1AA
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About this color

Teal Silk Muted (#9FBCB2) belongs to the teal family — hue 160°, 18% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-teal-silk-muted: #9FBCB2;
  --colorarchive-teal-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(160, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-teal-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(159, 188, 178);
}

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Lighter companion
Teal Bloom Muted
#B7CDC5 · hsl(160, 18%, 76%)
Darker companion
Teal Tone Muted
#87AB9F · hsl(160, 18%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Garnet Silk Muted
#BC9FA9 · hsl(340, 18%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Aqua Silk Muted
#9FBCBC · hsl(180, 18%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Seafoam Silk Muted
#9FBCA9 · hsl(140, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Mulberry Silk Muted
#B29FBC · hsl(280, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Peony Silk Muted
#BC9FB7 · hsl(310, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Ruby Silk Muted
#BCA49F · hsl(10, 18%, 68%)
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Base: Teal Silk Muted #9FBCB2
Lighter companion: Teal Bloom Muted #B7CDC5
Darker companion: Teal Tone Muted #87AB9F
Complementary counterpoint: Garnet Silk Muted #BC9FA9
Analogous lead: Aqua Silk Muted #9FBCBC
Analogous echo: Seafoam Silk Muted #9FBCA9
Triadic +120°: Mulberry Silk Muted #B29FBC
Triadic +240°: Apricot Silk Muted #BCB29F
Split-comp +150°: Peony Silk Muted #BC9FB7
Split-comp +210°: Ruby Silk Muted #BCA49F

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Teal Silk Faint
#A5B6B0 · hsl(160, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Teal Silk Dust
#98C3B4 · hsl(160, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Teal Tone Muted
#87AB9F · hsl(160, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Teal Bloom Muted
#B7CDC5 · hsl(160, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Teal Silk Soft
#92C9B7 · hsl(160, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Teal Tone Faint
#8FA39C · hsl(160, 10%, 60%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.8:1
Garnet Ink Faint
#272023
AAA7.9:1
Garnet Ink Muted
#2A1D22
AAA8:1
Garnet Ink Dust
#2D1A21
AAA8.1:1
Garnet Ink Soft
#301820
AAA8.2:1
Garnet Ink Clear
#37101D
AAA8.2:1
Garnet Ink Vivid
#3E091B

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#ABA8B5
Protanopia
#ACADB4
Tritanopia
#A1B6B7
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