#9EF8EE#9EF8EE
#9EF8EE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.806; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.088 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EF8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 248, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 87%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 36%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 0%, 4%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.94, -29.09, -3.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.94, 29.33, 187.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.97% -0.087 -0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.97% 0.088 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0949, 80.5728, 93.0997) |
| Luminance | 0.8058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 3.30
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 4.91
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 5.24
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.51
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EF8EE #F89EA8
analogous
#9EF8C1 #9EF8EE #9ED5F8
triadic
#9EF8EE #EE9EF8 #F8EE9E
tetradic
#9EF8EE #C19EF8 #F89EA8 #D5F89E
square
#9EF8EE #C19EF8 #F89EA8 #D5F89E
split-complementary
#9EF8EE #F89ED5 #F8C19E
monochromatic
#2CF0DA #65F4E4 #9EF8EE #D7FCF8 #E2FDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#9EF8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.12
#9EF8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EF8EE
17.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EF8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EF8EE | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.12 | 17.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFEFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFE3EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DFCF5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ef8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 248, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.088 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#befaf3',
500: '#9ef8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ef8ee; $custom-light: #befaf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ef8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 248,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 86.538,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91971,
"c": 0.08766,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.80577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EF8EE
secondary
#D8626F
accent
#021BE3
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F9FFFE
border
#D2D7D6
text
#121717
muted
#828585