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#9DF6E0 Color

#9DF6E0 is rgb(157, 246, 224) in RGB, hsl(165, 83%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 4%) 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 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DF6E0
HEX#9DF6E0
RGBrgb(157, 246, 224)
HSLhsl(165, 83%, 79%)
HSVhsv(165, 36%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.091 176.7)
LABlab(90.82% -31.54 1.72)
LCHlch(90.82% 31.58 176.88)

What #9DF6E0 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 #9DF6E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 7.35Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.95Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.49Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.98Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.99Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.73

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

#9DF6E0 Channel Values

How #9DF6E0 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 246 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 83% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 36% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DF6E0 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DF6E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DF6E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DF6E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DF6E0
Complementary
#F69DB3
Analogous
#9DF6B3
Analogous
#9DE0F6
Triadic
#E09DF6
Triadic
#F6E09D
Split comp.
#F69DE0
Split comp.
#F6B39D

Tints & Shades of #9DF6E0

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

#ABF7E4
#B4F8E7
#C2F9EC
#D0FBF0
#DEFCF5
#E8FDF8

Shades

#6AF1CF
#3BEDC0
#14DBAA
#10A882
#0B755A
#074636

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DF6E0.

How #9DF6E0 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#9DF6E0
Protanopia#EAEAE0
Protanomaly#D0EFE0
Deuteranopia#DEDEE2
Deuteranomaly#C7E8E1
Tritanopia#A2F3F3
Tritanomaly#A0F4EC
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DF6E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9df6e0: #9DF6E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DF6E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9df6e0': '#9DF6E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.965, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_9df6e0">#9DF6E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DF6E0"

More Green Colors

#9DF6E0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9DF6E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DF6E0?

#9DF6E0 is a light green — rgb(157, 246, 224) in RGB and hsl(165, 83%, 79%) 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 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #9DF6E0?

#9DF6E0 is rgb(157, 246, 224) — red 157, green 246, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DF6E0?

#9DF6E0 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DF6E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DF6E0 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DF6E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DF6E0 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 13.95, which is visibly different.

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