What color is #9EEED9?

#9EEED9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EEED9?

The RGB value is 158, 238, 217: 158 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EEED9?

The complementary color is #EE9EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EEED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EEED9 color

#9EEED9 rgb(158, 238, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EEED9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 93.3% green and 85.1% blue (158, 238, 217).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 70% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#9EEED9 color codes

HEX	`#9EEED9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 238, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 93.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 70%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.65, -28.95, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.65, 29.05, 175.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.195, 73.425, 76.791)`
Decimal	`10415833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EEED9, 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 #9EEED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EEED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #9EEED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eeed9; }
.text { color: #9eeed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eeed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 238 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eeed9, #9edbee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9EEED9?: #9EEED9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EEED9?: The RGB value is 158, 238, 217: 158 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EEED9?: The complementary color is #EE9EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EEED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.