What color is #9BE8E3?

#9BE8E3 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 #9BE8E3?

The RGB value is 155, 232, 227: 155 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BE8E3?

The complementary color is #E89BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BE8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BE8E3 color

#9BE8E3 rgb(155, 232, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BE8E3 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91% green and 89% blue (155, 232, 227).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#9BE8E3 color codes

HEX	`#9BE8E3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 232, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 91%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.11, -24.68, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.11, 25.2, 191.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.234, 70.224, 83.25)`
Decimal	`10217699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BE8E3, 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 #9BE8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BE8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #9BE8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9be8e3; }
.text { color: #9be8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9be8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 232 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9be8e3, #9bc7e8); }

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Questions

What color is #9BE8E3?: #9BE8E3 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 #9BE8E3?: The RGB value is 155, 232, 227: 155 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BE8E3?: The complementary color is #E89BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BE8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.