What color is #9EEBFF?

#9EEBFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EEBFF?

The RGB value is 158, 235, 255: 158 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EEBFF?

The complementary color is #FFB29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EEBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EEBFF color

#9EEBFF rgb(158, 235, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EEBFF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 92.2% green and 100% blue (158, 235, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#9EEBFF color codes

HEX	`#9EEBFF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 235, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 92.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -18.76, -17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 25.42, 222.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.853, 73.902, 105.594)`
Decimal	`10415103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EEBFF, 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 #9EEBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EEBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #9EEBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eebff; }
.text { color: #9eebff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eebff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 235 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eebff, #9ebbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EEBFF?: #9EEBFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EEBFF?: The RGB value is 158, 235, 255: 158 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EEBFF?: The complementary color is #FFB29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EEBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.