What color is #9CF2E8?

#9CF2E8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CF2E8?

The RGB value is 156, 242, 232: 156 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CF2E8?

The complementary color is #F29CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CF2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CF2E8 color

#9CF2E8 rgb(156, 242, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9CF2E8 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 94.9% green and 91% blue (156, 242, 232).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 77% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#9CF2E8 color codes

HEX	`#9CF2E8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 242, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 94.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 77%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 36%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.04, -28.11, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.04, 28.31, 186.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.023, 76.395, 87.911)`
Decimal	`10285800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CF2E8, 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 #9CF2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CF2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #9CF2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cf2e8; }
.text { color: #9cf2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cf2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 242 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cf2e8, #9cd1f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CF2E8?: #9CF2E8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CF2E8?: The RGB value is 156, 242, 232: 156 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CF2E8?: The complementary color is #F29CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CF2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.