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#9AEFCD Color

#9AEFCD is rgb(154, 239, 205) in RGB, hsl(156, 73%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AEFCD
HEX#9AEFCD
RGBrgb(154, 239, 205)
HSLhsl(156, 73%, 77%)
HSVhsv(156, 36%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.096 167)
LABlab(88.34% -32.40 7.95)
LCHlch(88.34% 33.36 166.21)

What #9AEFCD 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 #9AEFCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 5.07Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 5.3Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 6.6Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.16Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.64Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9AEFCD Channel Values

How #9AEFCD 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 154 · G 239 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 73% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 36% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AEFCD 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9AEFCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9AEFCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AEFCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9AEFCD
Complementary
#EF9ABC
Analogous
#9AEFA2
Analogous
#9AE7EF
Triadic
#CD9AEF
Triadic
#EFCD9A
Split comp.
#EF9AE7
Split comp.
#EFA29A

Tints & Shades of #9AEFCD

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

#A7F1D3
#B4F3DA
#C1F5E1
#CEF7E7
#DCF9EE
#E9FCF4

Shades

#6DE8B7
#3DE19F
#20CB86
#189A66
#116E49
#0A3E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9AEFCD.

How #9AEFCD 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#9AEFCD
Protanopia#E3E3CD
Protanomaly#CAE8CD
Deuteranopia#D8D8CF
Deuteranomaly#C2E1CE
Tritanopia#A1EBEB
Tritanomaly#9EEDE0
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9AEFCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9aefcd: #9AEFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AEFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9aefcd': '#9AEFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.937, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_9aefcd">#9AEFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AEFCD"

More Green Colors

#9AEFCD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9AEFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AEFCD?

#9AEFCD is a light green — rgb(154, 239, 205) in RGB and hsl(156, 73%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #9AEFCD?

#9AEFCD is rgb(154, 239, 205) — red 154, green 239, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AEFCD?

#9AEFCD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AEFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AEFCD scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AEFCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AEFCD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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