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#9EDBBB Color

#9EDBBB is rgb(158, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(149, 46%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EDBBB
HEX#9EDBBB
RGBrgb(158, 219, 187)
HSLhsl(149, 46%, 74%)
HSVhsv(149, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.077 161.3)
LABlab(82.59% -25.16 9.24)
LCHlch(82.59% 26.81 159.83)

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

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

#9EDBBB Channel Values

How #9EDBBB 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 158 · G 219 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 46% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EDBBB 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9EDBBB

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

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Tints & Shades of #9EDBBB

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.

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How #9EDBBB 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#9EDBBB
Protanopia#D2D2BB
Protanomaly#C0D6BB
Deuteranopia#C9C9BD
Deuteranomaly#BAD1BC
Tritanopia#A4D7D7
Tritanomaly#A1D9CD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EDBBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9edbbb: #9EDBBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EDBBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9edbbb': '#9EDBBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.859, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_9edbbb">#9EDBBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EDBBB"

More Green Colors

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

#9EDBBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EDBBB?

#9EDBBB is a light green — rgb(158, 219, 187) in RGB and hsl(149, 46%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.91.

What is the RGB value of #9EDBBB?

#9EDBBB is rgb(158, 219, 187) — red 158, green 219, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EDBBB?

#9EDBBB converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EDBBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EDBBB scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EDBBB 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.85, which is visibly different.

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