What color is #9BEAFF?

#9BEAFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BEAFF?

The RGB value is 155, 234, 255: 155 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BEAFF?

The complementary color is #FFB09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BEAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BEAFF color

#9BEAFF rgb(155, 234, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BEAFF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91.8% green and 100% blue (155, 234, 255).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#9BEAFF color codes

HEX	`#9BEAFF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 234, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 91.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.46, -19.02, -17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.46, 26.04, 223.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.984, 73.03, 105.471)`
Decimal	`10218239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BEAFF, 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 #9BEAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BEAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #9BEAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9beaff; }
.text { color: #9beaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9beaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 234 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9beaff, #9bb8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BEAFF?: #9BEAFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BEAFF?: The RGB value is 155, 234, 255: 155 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BEAFF?: The complementary color is #FFB09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BEAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.