What color is #9BE8DF?

#9BE8DF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BE8DF?

The RGB value is 155, 232, 223: 155 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BE8DF?

The complementary color is #E89BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BE8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BE8DF color

#9BE8DF rgb(155, 232, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BE8DF is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91% green and 87.5% blue (155, 232, 223).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#9BE8DF color codes

HEX	`#9BE8DF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 232, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 91%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, -25.58, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 25.77, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.689, 70.006, 80.376)`
Decimal	`10217695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BE8DF, 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 #9BE8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BE8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #9BE8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9be8df; }
.text { color: #9be8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9be8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 232 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9be8df, #9bcae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9BE8DF?: #9BE8DF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BE8DF?: The RGB value is 155, 232, 223: 155 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BE8DF?: The complementary color is #E89BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BE8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.