What color is #9EDDD5?

#9EDDD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EDDD5?

The RGB value is 158, 221, 213: 158 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDDD5?

The complementary color is #DD9EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDDD5 color

#9EDDD5 rgb(158, 221, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EDDD5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 86.7% green and 83.5% blue (158, 221, 213).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#9EDDD5 color codes

HEX	`#9EDDD5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 221, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 86.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, -21.56, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 21.7, 186.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.963, 63.783, 72.511)`
Decimal	`10411477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDDD5, 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 #9EDDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #9EDDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eddd5; }
.text { color: #9eddd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eddd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 221 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eddd5, #9ec5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9EDDD5?: #9EDDD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EDDD5?: The RGB value is 158, 221, 213: 158 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDDD5?: The complementary color is #DD9EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.