What color is #9EDDDC?

#9EDDDC 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 #9EDDDC?

The RGB value is 158, 221, 220: 158 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDDDC?

The complementary color is #DD9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDDDC color

#9EDDDC rgb(158, 221, 220)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 86.7% green and 86.3% blue (158, 221, 220).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#9EDDDC color codes

HEX	`#9EDDDC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 221, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 86.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.04, -20.01, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.04, 20.87, 196.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.871, 64.147, 77.292)`
Decimal	`10411484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDDDC, 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 #9EDDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #9EDDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9edddc; }
.text { color: #9edddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9edddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 221 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9edddc, #9ebfdd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EDDDC?: #9EDDDC 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 #9EDDDC?: The RGB value is 158, 221, 220: 158 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDDDC?: The complementary color is #DD9E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.