What color is #9EDFDC?

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

What is the RGB value of #9EDFDC?

The RGB value is 158, 223, 220: 158 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDFDC?

The complementary color is #DF9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDFDC color

#9EDFDC rgb(158, 223, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EDFDC is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 87.5% green and 86.3% blue (158, 223, 220).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#9EDFDC color codes

HEX	`#9EDFDC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 223, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 87.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.59, -21, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.59, 21.61, 193.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.402, 65.209, 77.469)`
Decimal	`10411996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDFDC, 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 #9EDFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #9EDFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9edfdc; }
.text { color: #9edfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9edfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 223 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9edfdc, #9ec1df); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EDFDC?: #9EDFDC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EDFDC?: The RGB value is 158, 223, 220: 158 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDFDC?: The complementary color is #DF9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.