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#9EF5EB Color

#9EF5EB is rgb(158, 245, 235) in RGB, hsl(173, 81%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EF5EB
HEX#9EF5EB
RGBrgb(158, 245, 235)
HSLhsl(173, 81%, 79%)
HSVhsv(173, 36%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.085 186.6)
LABlab(90.83% -28.99 -3.94)
LCHlch(90.83% 29.26 187.74)

What #9EF5EB 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 #9EF5EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 7.4Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.08Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.63Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.95Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.81

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

#9EF5EB Channel Values

How #9EF5EB 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 245 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 81% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 36% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EF5EB 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 text16.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EF5EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EF5EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EF5EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EF5EB
Complementary
#F59EA8
Analogous
#9EF5BF
Analogous
#9ED4F5
Triadic
#EB9EF5
Triadic
#F5EB9E
Split comp.
#F59ED4
Split comp.
#F5BF9E

Tints & Shades of #9EF5EB

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

#ACF6EE
#B5F7F0
#C3F9F2
#D1FAF5
#DFFCF8
#E8FDFA

Shades

#6BEFE0
#3DEBD6
#17D9C2
#11A695
#0C7367
#07453E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EF5EB.

How #9EF5EB 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#9EF5EB
Protanopia#E9E9EB
Protanomaly#CFEEEB
Deuteranopia#DDDDED
Deuteranomaly#C7E7EC
Tritanopia#A0F4F4
Tritanomaly#9FF4F0
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EF5EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ef5eb: #9EF5EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EF5EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ef5eb': '#9EF5EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.961, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_9ef5eb">#9EF5EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EF5EB"

More Teal Colors

#9EF5EB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EF5EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EF5EB?

#9EF5EB is a light teal — rgb(158, 245, 235) in RGB and hsl(173, 81%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #9EF5EB?

#9EF5EB is rgb(158, 245, 235) — red 158, green 245, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EF5EB?

#9EF5EB converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EF5EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EF5EB scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EF5EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EF5EB 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 9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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