#9BE8DC#9BE8DC
#9BE8DC is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.078 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BE8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 232, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 63%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 33%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 0%, 5.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.92, -26.24, -1.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.92, 26.30, 183.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.75% -0.0777 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.75% 0.078 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2879, 69.8458, 78.2646) |
| Luminance | 0.6985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 5.61
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 5.95
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 6.04
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BE8DC #E89BA7
analogous
#9BE8B5 #9BE8DC #9BCDE8
triadic
#9BE8DC #DC9BE8 #E8DC9B
tetradic
#9BE8DC #B59BE8 #E89BA7 #CDE89B
square
#9BE8DC #B59BE8 #E89BA7 #CDE89B
split-complementary
#9BE8DC #E89BCD #E8B59B
monochromatic
#37D1B9 #69DDCB #9BE8DC #CDF3ED #E6F9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#9BE8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.97
#9BE8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BE8DC
14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BE8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BE8DC | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.97 | 14.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1E0DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3D5DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82EBE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9be8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 232, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.078 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbefe6',
500: '#9be8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9be8dc; $custom-light: #bbefe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9be8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 232,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.649,
"s": 62.602,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87752,
"c": 0.07788,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.69849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BE8DC
secondary
#C36573
accent
#1B36CA
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F8FEFC
border
#D1D6D5
text
#121616
muted
#828584