#9AE1CC#9AE1CC
#9AE1CC is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.077 H 173.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AE1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 225, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 32%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 0%, 9.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.52, -26.60, 3.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.52, 26.80, 173.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.68% -0.0766 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.68% 0.077 173.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1470, 65.0773, 66.9812) |
| Luminance | 0.6508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 4.34
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.74
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.98
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 6.62
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AE1CC #E19AAF
analogous
#9AE1A9 #9AE1CC #9AD2E1
triadic
#9AE1CC #CC9AE1 #E1CC9A
tetradic
#9AE1CC #A99AE1 #E19AAF #D2E19A
square
#9AE1CC #A99AE1 #E19AAF #D2E19A
split-complementary
#9AE1CC #E19AD2 #E1A99A
monochromatic
#3CC59C #6BD3B4 #9AE1CC #C9EFE4 #E7F8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#9AE1CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.02
#9AE1CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AE1CC
14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AE1CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AE1CC | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0CFCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86E3DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ae1cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 225, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.077 173.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baeadb',
500: '#9ae1cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ae1cc; $custom-light: #baeadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ae1cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 225,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.254,
"s": 54.198,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85682,
"c": 0.07705,
"h": 173.9
},
"luminance": 0.6508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AE1CC
secondary
#BA657E
accent
#2453C2
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FDFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#121615
muted
#828484