What color is #9BDFDA?

#9BDFDA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BDFDA?

The RGB value is 155, 223, 218: 155 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BDFDA?

The complementary color is #DF9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BDFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BDFDA color

#9BDFDA rgb(155, 223, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BDFDA is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (155, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#9BDFDA color codes

HEX	`#9BDFDA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -22.29, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 22.72, 191.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.556, 64.803, 76.055)`
Decimal	`10215386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BDFDA, 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 #9BDFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BDFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #9BDFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bdfda; }
.text { color: #9bdfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bdfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bdfda, #9bc2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9BDFDA?: #9BDFDA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BDFDA?: The RGB value is 155, 223, 218: 155 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BDFDA?: The complementary color is #DF9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BDFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.