What color is #9CFAFF?

#9CFAFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Eternal Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eternal Winter?

The RGB value is 156, 250, 255: 156 red, 250 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eternal Winter?

The complementary color is #FFA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CFAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eternal Winter color: hex code #9CFAFF

#9CFAFF rgb(156, 250, 255)

Shades of teal

Eternal Winter has the hex code #9CFAFF. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 98% green and 100% blue (156, 250, 255).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

Eternal Winter (#9CFAFF) color codes

HEX	`#9CFAFF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 250, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 98%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.86, -26.61, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.86, 28.87, 202.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.939, 82.654, 107.068)`
Decimal	`10287871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eternal Winter, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CFAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CFAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CFAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cfaff; }
.text { color: #9cfaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cfaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 250 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cfaff, #9cc9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9CFAFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9CFAFF?: #9CFAFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Eternal Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eternal Winter?: The RGB value is 156, 250, 255: 156 red, 250 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eternal Winter?: The complementary color is #FFA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CFAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.