What color is #9FF2F0?

#9FF2F0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Freezy Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FF2F0?

The RGB value is 159, 242, 240: 159 red, 242 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FF2F0?

The complementary color is #F29FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FF2F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FF2F0 color

#9FF2F0 rgb(159, 242, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9FF2F0 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 94.9% green and 94.1% blue (159, 242, 240).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 76% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Freezy Breezy (#99EEEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#9FF2F0 color codes

HEX	`#9FF2F0`
RGB	`rgb(159, 242, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 94.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 76%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.4, -25.5, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.4, 26.46, 195.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.773, 77.163, 94.06)`
Decimal	`10482416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FF2F0, 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 #9FF2F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FF2F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #9FF2F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ff2f0; }
.text { color: #9ff2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ff2f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 242 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ff2f0, #9fcaf2); }

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Questions

What color is #9FF2F0?: #9FF2F0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Freezy Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FF2F0?: The RGB value is 159, 242, 240: 159 red, 242 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FF2F0?: The complementary color is #F29FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FF2F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.