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#9BDEED Color

#9BDEED is rgb(155, 222, 237) in RGB, hsl(191, 69%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BDEED
HEX#9BDEED
RGBrgb(155, 222, 237)
HSLhsl(191, 69%, 77%)
HSVhsv(191, 35%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.07 213.2)
LABlab(84.38% -19.15 -14.47)
LCHlch(84.38% 24.00 217.07)

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

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

#9BDEED Channel Values

How #9BDEED 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 155 · G 222 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 69% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 35% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BDEED 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BDEED

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

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Tints & Shades of #9BDEED

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.

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

How #9BDEED 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#9BDEED
Protanopia#D4D4ED
Protanomaly#C0D8ED
Deuteranopia#CBCBEE
Deuteranomaly#BAD3EE
Tritanopia#98E0E0
Tritanomaly#99DFE5
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BDEED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bdeed: #9BDEED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BDEED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bdeed': '#9BDEED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.871, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9bdeed">#9BDEED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BDEED"

More Teal Colors

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

#9BDEED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BDEED?

#9BDEED is a light teal — rgb(155, 222, 237) in RGB and hsl(191, 69%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.09.

What is the RGB value of #9BDEED?

#9BDEED is rgb(155, 222, 237) — red 155, green 222, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BDEED?

#9BDEED converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BDEED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BDEED scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9BDEED 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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