#9BE8EA#9BE8EA
#9BE8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.706; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.076 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 65%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.30, -23.07, -8.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.30, 24.59, 200.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.18% -0.0721 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.18% 0.076 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2202, 70.6188, 88.4416) |
| Luminance | 0.7062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.78
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 3.25
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 4.56
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 5.64
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BE8EA #EA9D9B
analogous
#9BEAC5 #9BE8EA #9BC1EA
triadic
#9BE8EA #EA9BE8 #E8EA9B
tetradic
#9BE8EA #C59BEA #EA9D9B #C1EA9B
square
#9BE8EA #C59BEA #EA9D9B #C1EA9B
split-complementary
#9BE8EA #EA9BC1 #EAC59B
monochromatic
#36D1D5 #68DCDF #9BE8EA #CEF4F5 #E6F9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#9BE8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.12
#9BE8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BE8EA
15.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BE8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BE8EA | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.12 | 15.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEE1EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFD6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CEDE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9be8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.076 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbeff0',
500: '#9be8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9be8ea; $custom-light: #bbeff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9be8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.519,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8818,
"c": 0.07576,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.70622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BE8EA
secondary
#C56664
accent
#1D18CD
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFE
border
#D1D6D6
text
#121616
muted
#828585