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#9CE2CB Color

#9CE2CB is rgb(156, 226, 203) in RGB, hsl(160, 55%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CE2CB
HEX#9CE2CB
RGBrgb(156, 226, 203)
HSLhsl(160, 55%, 75%)
HSVhsv(160, 31%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.077 171.9)
LABlab(84.76% -26.47 3.93)
LCHlch(84.76% 26.76 171.56)

What #9CE2CB 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 #9CE2CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.21Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 5.33Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 6.16Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.3Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.5Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.97

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

#9CE2CB Channel Values

How #9CE2CB 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 156 · G 226 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 55% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 31% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CE2CB 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CE2CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CE2CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CE2CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CE2CB
Complementary
#E29CB4
Analogous
#9CE2A8
Analogous
#9CD7E2
Triadic
#CB9CE2
Triadic
#E2CB9C
Split comp.
#E29CD7
Split comp.
#E2A89C

Tints & Shades of #9CE2CB

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

#A8E6D1
#B8EADA
#C4EEE0
#D0F1E6
#DBF5EC
#EBF9F5

Shades

#75D7B6
#4DCBA1
#34B288
#278667
#1C5F48
#10372A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CE2CB.

How #9CE2CB 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#9CE2CB
Protanopia#D8D8CB
Protanomaly#C3DCCB
Deuteranopia#CECECD
Deuteranomaly#BCD6CC
Tritanopia#A0DFDF
Tritanomaly#9FE0D7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CE2CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ce2cb: #9CE2CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CE2CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ce2cb': '#9CE2CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.886, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_9ce2cb">#9CE2CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CE2CB"

More Green Colors

#9CE2CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CE2CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CE2CB?

#9CE2CB is a light green — rgb(156, 226, 203) in RGB and hsl(160, 55%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #9CE2CB?

#9CE2CB is rgb(156, 226, 203) — red 156, green 226, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CE2CB?

#9CE2CB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CE2CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CE2CB scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CE2CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CE2CB 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 13.26, which is visibly different.

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