#9BE5EE#9BE5EE
#9BE5EE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.074 H 205.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BE5EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 229, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 3.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.59, -20.65, -11.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.59, 23.71, 209.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.65% -0.0669 -0.0319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.65% 0.074 205.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9641, 69.1767, 91.2232) |
| Luminance | 0.6918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 2.50
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 3.86
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.13
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 5.11
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BE5EE #EEA49B
analogous
#9BEECE #9BE5EE #9BBCEE
triadic
#9BE5EE #EE9BE5 #E5EE9B
tetradic
#9BE5EE #CE9BEE #EEA49B #BCEE9B
square
#9BE5EE #CE9BEE #EEA49B #BCEE9B
split-complementary
#9BE5EE #EE9BBC #EECE9B
monochromatic
#32CADC #67D7E5 #9BE5EE #CFF3F7 #E5F8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#9BE5EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#9BE5EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BE5EE
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BE5EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BE5EE | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DADFEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBD4EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BEBE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9be5ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 229, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.074 205.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbedf3',
500: '#9be5ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9be5ee; $custom-light: #bbedf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9be5ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 229,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.506,
"s": 70.94,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87653,
"c": 0.07413,
"h": 205.5
},
"luminance": 0.6918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BE5EE
secondary
#CA6E63
accent
#2713D3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FDFE
border
#D1D5D6
text
#121617
muted
#828485