What color is #9BFDEF?

#9BFDEF is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BFDEF?

The RGB value is 155, 253, 239: 155 red, 253 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BFDEF?

The complementary color is #FD9BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BFDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BFDEF color

#9BFDEF rgb(155, 253, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BFDEF is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 99.2% green and 93.7% blue (155, 253, 239).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Hello Winter (#99FFEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#9BFDEF color codes

HEX	`#9BFDEF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 253, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 99.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 96%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 39%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, -31.99, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 32.08, 184.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.217, 83.447, 94.368)`
Decimal	`10223087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BFDEF, 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 #9BFDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BFDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #9BFDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bfdef; }
.text { color: #9bfdef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bfdef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 253 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bfdef, #9bdafd); }

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Questions

What color is #9BFDEF?: #9BFDEF is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BFDEF?: The RGB value is 155, 253, 239: 155 red, 253 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BFDEF?: The complementary color is #FD9BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BFDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.