What color is #9ED0D5?

#9ED0D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ED0D5?

The RGB value is 158, 208, 213: 158 red, 208 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ED0D5?

The complementary color is #D5A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ED0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ED0D5 color

#9ED0D5 rgb(158, 208, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9ED0D5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 81.6% green and 83.5% blue (158, 208, 213).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 40% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#9ED0D5 color codes

HEX	`#9ED0D5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 208, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 81.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 40%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, -15.01, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 16.9, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.663, 57.183, 71.411)`
Decimal	`10408149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ED0D5, 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 #9ED0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ED0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #9ED0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ed0d5; }
.text { color: #9ed0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ed0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 208 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ed0d5, #9eb4d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9ED0D5?: #9ED0D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ED0D5?: The RGB value is 158, 208, 213: 158 red, 208 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ED0D5?: The complementary color is #D5A39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ED0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.