What color is #9BE8E5?

#9BE8E5 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 #9BE8E5?

The RGB value is 155, 232, 229: 155 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BE8E5?

The complementary color is #E89B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BE8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BE8E5 color

#9BE8E5 rgb(155, 232, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BE8E5 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91% green and 89.8% blue (155, 232, 229).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#9BE8E5 color codes

HEX	`#9BE8E5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 232, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 91%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.16, -24.22, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.16, 24.97, 194.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.512, 70.336, 84.712)`
Decimal	`10217701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BE8E5, 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 #9BE8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BE8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #9BE8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9be8e5; }
.text { color: #9be8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9be8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 232 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9be8e5, #9bc4e8); }

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Questions

What color is #9BE8E5?: #9BE8E5 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 #9BE8E5?: The RGB value is 155, 232, 229: 155 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BE8E5?: The complementary color is #E89B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BE8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.