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#9CE3CB Color

#9CE3CB is rgb(156, 227, 203) in RGB, hsl(160, 56%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 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.

#9CE3CB
HEX#9CE3CB
RGBrgb(156, 227, 203)
HSLhsl(160, 56%, 75%)
HSVhsv(160, 31%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.079 171.3)
LABlab(85.04% -26.91 4.32)
LCHlch(85.04% 27.26 170.87)

What #9CE3CB 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 #9CE3CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.21Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 5.64Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 5.87Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.79Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.48Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.45

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

#9CE3CB Channel Values

How #9CE3CB 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 227 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 56% · 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 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CE3CB 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CE3CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CE3CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CE3CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CE3CB
Complementary
#E39CB3
Analogous
#9CE3A7
Analogous
#9CD7E3
Triadic
#CB9CE3
Triadic
#E3CB9C
Split comp.
#E39CD7
Split comp.
#E3A79C

Tints & Shades of #9CE3CB

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

#A7E6D1
#B7EBDA
#C3EEE0
#CFF2E6
#DBF5EC
#EBF9F5

Shades

#74D8B6
#4CCDA2
#32B388
#268767
#1B5F49
#10382A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CE3CB.

How #9CE3CB 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#9CE3CB
Protanopia#D9D9CB
Protanomaly#C4DDCB
Deuteranopia#CFCFCD
Deuteranomaly#BDD7CC
Tritanopia#A1E0E0
Tritanomaly#9FE1D8
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CE3CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ce3cb: #9CE3CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CE3CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ce3cb': '#9CE3CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.890, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_9ce3cb">#9CE3CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CE3CB"

More Green Colors

#9CE3CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9CE3CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CE3CB?

#9CE3CB is a light green — rgb(156, 227, 203) in RGB and hsl(160, 56%, 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 #9CE3CB?

#9CE3CB is rgb(156, 227, 203) — red 156, green 227, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CE3CB?

#9CE3CB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CE3CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CE3CB scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CE3CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CE3CB 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 13.68, which is visibly different.

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