#9EC5E0 Color

#9EC5E0 is rgb(158, 197, 224) in RGB and hsl(205, 52%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EC5E0

HEX#9EC5E0

RGBrgb(158, 197, 224)

HSLhsl(205, 52%, 75%)

HSVhsv(205, 29%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.057 238.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EC5E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EC5E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EC5E0 Complementary#E0BA9E Analogous#9EE0DB Analogous#9EA4E0 Triadic#E09EC5 Triadic#C5E09E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EC5E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AACCE4 #B9D5E9 #C5DCED #D0E3F0 #DCEAF4 #ECF3F9

Shades

#77ADD4 #5196C8 #377DAE #2A5E84 #1D435D #112736

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