#9BE8EF#9BE8EF
#9BE8EF is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.076 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BE8EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 232, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 72%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.44, -21.89, -10.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.44, 24.47, 206.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.34% -0.0701 -0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.34% 0.076 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9487, 70.9102, 92.2781) |
| Luminance | 0.7091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 1.94
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 3.45
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 3.46
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.02
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 5.10
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BE8EF #EFA29B
analogous
#9BEFCC #9BE8EF #9BBEEF
triadic
#9BE8EF #EF9BE8 #E8EF9B
tetradic
#9BE8EF #CC9BEF #EFA29B #BEEF9B
square
#9BE8EF #CC9BEF #EFA29B #BEEF9B
split-complementary
#9BE8EF #EF9BBE #EFCC9B
monochromatic
#31D0DE #66DCE7 #9BE8EF #D0F4F7 #E5F9FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#9BE8EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.18
#9BE8EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BE8EF
15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BE8EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BE8EF | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.18 | 15.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDE2F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CED6EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7AEEEA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9be8ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 232, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.076 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bceff4',
500: '#9be8ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9be8ef; $custom-light: #bceff4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9be8ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 232,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 72.414,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88341,
"c": 0.07622,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.70914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BE8EF
secondary
#CC6B62
accent
#2111D4
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFE
border
#D1D6D6
text
#121617
muted
#828585