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#8FFFF9 Color

#8FFFF9 is rgb(143, 255, 249) in RGB, hsl(177, 100%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FFFF9
HEX#8FFFF9
RGBrgb(143, 255, 249)
HSLhsl(177, 100%, 78%)
HSVhsv(177, 44%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.104 191)
LABlab(93.25% -34.66 -7.70)
LCHlch(93.25% 35.51 192.53)

What #8FFFF9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8FFFF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 6.84Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 10.4Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.81Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 14.59Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 14.94Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 15.39

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#8FFFF9 Channel Values

How #8FFFF9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 255 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 100% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 44% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FFFF9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FFFF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FFFF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FFFF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FFFF9
Complementary
#FF8F94
Analogous
#8FFFC1
Analogous
#8FCDFF
Triadic
#F98FFF
Triadic
#FFF98F
Split comp.
#FF8FCD
Split comp.
#FFC18F

Tints & Shades of #8FFFF9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EFFFA
#ADFFFB
#BDFFFC
#C7FFFC
#D6FFFD
#E5FFFE

Shades

#57FFF7
#24FFF4
#00EBDF
#00B8AE
#008079
#004D49

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FFFF9.

How #8FFFF9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8FFFF9
Protanopia#F1F1F9
Protanomaly#D1F6F9
Deuteranopia#E2E2FB
Deuteranomaly#C6EEFA
Tritanopia#91FEFE
Tritanomaly#90FFFC
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #8FFFF9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8ffff9: #8FFFF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FFFF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ffff9': '#8FFFF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 1.000, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_8ffff9">#8FFFF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FFFF9"

More Teal Colors

#8FFFF9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FFFF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FFFF9?

#8FFFF9 is a light teal — rgb(143, 255, 249) in RGB and hsl(177, 100%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #8FFFF9?

#8FFFF9 is rgb(143, 255, 249) — red 143, green 255, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FFFF9?

#8FFFF9 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FFFF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FFFF9 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FFFF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FFFF9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.59, which is visibly different.

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