What color is #9EE5DD?

#9EE5DD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EE5DD?

The RGB value is 158, 229, 221: 158 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EE5DD?

The complementary color is #E59EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EE5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EE5DD color

#9EE5DD rgb(158, 229, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EE5DD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 89.8% green and 86.7% blue (158, 229, 221).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#9EE5DD color codes

HEX	`#9EE5DD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 229, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 89.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -23.74, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 23.95, 187.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.167, 68.525, 78.712)`
Decimal	`10413533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EE5DD, 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 #9EE5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EE5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #9EE5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ee5dd; }
.text { color: #9ee5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ee5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 229 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ee5dd, #9ec9e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9EE5DD?: #9EE5DD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EE5DD?: The RGB value is 158, 229, 221: 158 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EE5DD?: The complementary color is #E59EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EE5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.