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#9DE2CA Color

#9DE2CA is rgb(157, 226, 202) in RGB, hsl(159, 54%, 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 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DE2CA
HEX#9DE2CA
RGBrgb(157, 226, 202)
HSLhsl(159, 54%, 75%)
HSVhsv(159, 31%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.077 170.7)
LABlab(84.79% -26.32 4.50)
LCHlch(84.79% 26.71 170.29)

What #9DE2CA 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 #9DE2CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.38Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 5.82Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 5.87Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.82Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.59

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

#9DE2CA Channel Values

How #9DE2CA 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 157 · G 226 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 54% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · 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
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DE2CA 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 text14.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DE2CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DE2CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DE2CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DE2CA
Complementary
#E29DB5
Analogous
#9DE2A7
Analogous
#9DD7E2
Triadic
#CA9DE2
Triadic
#E2CA9D
Split comp.
#E29DD7
Split comp.
#E2A79D

Tints & Shades of #9DE2CA

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

#A9E5D0
#B8EAD9
#C4EDDF
#D0F1E5
#DCF4EC
#EBF9F4

Shades

#76D6B4
#4ECA9F
#35B185
#288665
#1C5E47
#103729

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DE2CA.

How #9DE2CA 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#9DE2CA
Protanopia#D8D8CA
Protanomaly#C3DCCA
Deuteranopia#CECECC
Deuteranomaly#BDD7CB
Tritanopia#A1DFDF
Tritanomaly#A0E0D7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DE2CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9de2ca: #9DE2CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DE2CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9de2ca': '#9DE2CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.886, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9de2ca">#9DE2CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DE2CA"

More Green Colors

#9DE2CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DE2CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DE2CA?

#9DE2CA is a light green — rgb(157, 226, 202) in RGB and hsl(159, 54%, 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 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #9DE2CA?

#9DE2CA is rgb(157, 226, 202) — red 157, green 226, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DE2CA?

#9DE2CA 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 #9DE2CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DE2CA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DE2CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DE2CA 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 13.66, which is visibly different.

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