What color is #9CE8DE?

#9CE8DE 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 #9CE8DE?

The RGB value is 156, 232, 222: 156 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CE8DE?

The complementary color is #E89CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CE8DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CE8DE color

#9CE8DE rgb(156, 232, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CE8DE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 91% green and 87.1% blue (156, 232, 222).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 62% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#9CE8DE color codes

HEX	`#9CE8DE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 232, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 91%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 62%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.02, -25.53, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.02, 25.66, 185.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.747, 70.052, 79.677)`
Decimal	`10283230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CE8DE, 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 #9CE8DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CE8DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #9CE8DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ce8de; }
.text { color: #9ce8de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ce8de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 232 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ce8de, #9ccce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9CE8DE?: #9CE8DE 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 #9CE8DE?: The RGB value is 156, 232, 222: 156 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CE8DE?: The complementary color is #E89CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CE8DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.