#9EF5EA#9EF5EA
#9EF5EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.785; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.086 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EF5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 245, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 81%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.01, -28.57, -3.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.01, 28.72, 186.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.19% -0.0851 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.19% 0.086 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5988, 78.5105, 89.7341) |
| Luminance | 0.7851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 3.84
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 4.08
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 4.70
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 5.32
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.49
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EF5EA #F59EA9
analogous
#9EF5BF #9EF5EA #9ED5F5
triadic
#9EF5EA #EA9EF5 #F5EA9E
tetradic
#9EF5EA #BF9EF5 #F59EA9 #D5F59E
square
#9EF5EA #BF9EF5 #F59EA9 #D5F59E
split-complementary
#9EF5EA #F59ED5 #F5BF9E
monochromatic
#2FEAD2 #67EFDE #9EF5EA #D5FBF6 #E3FCF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#9EF5EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.70
#9EF5EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EF5EA
16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EF5EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EF5EA | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.70 | 16.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDECEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDE0EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FF9F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ef5ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 245, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.086 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bef8f0',
500: '#9ef5ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ef5ea; $custom-light: #bef8f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ef5ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 245,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.414,
"s": 81.308,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91191,
"c": 0.08555,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.78514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EF5EA
secondary
#D46371
accent
#0823DE
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F9FFFE
border
#D2D7D6
text
#121716
muted
#828585