What color is #9DDDD8?

#9DDDD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DDDD8?

The RGB value is 157, 221, 216: 157 red, 221 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DDDD8?

The complementary color is #DD9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DDDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DDDD8 color

#9DDDD8 rgb(157, 221, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9DDDD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 86.7% green and 84.7% blue (157, 221, 216).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#9DDDD8 color codes

HEX	`#9DDDD8`
RGB	`rgb(157, 221, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 86.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -21.18, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 21.57, 190.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.152, 63.836, 74.526)`
Decimal	`10345944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DDDD8, 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 #9DDDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DDDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #9DDDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dddd8; }
.text { color: #9dddd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dddd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 221 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dddd8, #9dc2dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9DDDD8?: #9DDDD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DDDD8?: The RGB value is 157, 221, 216: 157 red, 221 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DDDD8?: The complementary color is #DD9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DDDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.