#9AE8EA#9AE8EA
#9AE8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.705; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.077 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.2%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.25, -23.33, -8.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.25, 24.86, 200.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.13% -0.0729 -0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.13% 0.077 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0291, 70.5202, 88.4327) |
| Luminance | 0.7052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.90
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 3.24
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 4.51
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 5.68
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AE8EA #EA9C9A
analogous
#9AEAC4 #9AE8EA #9AC0EA
triadic
#9AE8EA #EA9AE8 #E8EA9A
tetradic
#9AE8EA #C49AEA #EA9C9A #C0EA9A
square
#9AE8EA #C49AEA #EA9C9A #C0EA9A
split-complementary
#9AE8EA #EA9AC0 #EAC49A
monochromatic
#35D1D5 #67DCDF #9AE8EA #CDF4F5 #E6F9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#9AE8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.10
#9AE8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AE8EA
15.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AE8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AE8EA | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.10 | 15.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEE1EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFD6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BEDE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ae8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.077 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbeff0',
500: '#9ae8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ae8ea; $custom-light: #bbeff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ae8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.5,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88129,
"c": 0.0766,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.70524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AE8EA
secondary
#C56563
accent
#1D18CD
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFE
border
#D1D6D6
text
#121616
muted
#828585