What color is #9EE6DC?

#9EE6DC 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 #9EE6DC?

The RGB value is 158, 230, 220: 158 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EE6DC?

The complementary color is #E69EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EE6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EE6DC color

#9EE6DC rgb(158, 230, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EE6DC is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 90.2% green and 86.3% blue (158, 230, 220).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#9EE6DC color codes

HEX	`#9EE6DC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 230, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 90.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.52, -24.44, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.52, 24.55, 185.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.311, 69.027, 78.105)`
Decimal	`10413788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EE6DC, 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 #9EE6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EE6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #9EE6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ee6dc; }
.text { color: #9ee6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ee6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 230 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ee6dc, #9ecce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #9EE6DC?: #9EE6DC 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 #9EE6DC?: The RGB value is 158, 230, 220: 158 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EE6DC?: The complementary color is #E69EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EE6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.