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#9EFFC6 Color

#9EFFC6 is rgb(158, 255, 198) in RGB, hsl(145, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFC6
HEX#9EFFC6
RGBrgb(158, 255, 198)
HSLhsl(145, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(145, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.122 157.2)
LABlab(92.89% -38.96 17.92)
LCHlch(92.89% 42.89 155.30)

What #9EFFC6 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 #9EFFC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.92Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.05Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 10.61Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.28Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.19Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 15.74

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

#9EFFC6 Channel Values

How #9EFFC6 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 255 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFC6 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EFFC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EFFC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EFFC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EFFC6
Complementary
#FF9ED7
Analogous
#A6FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFF7
Triadic
#C69EFF
Triadic
#FFC69E
Split comp.
#F79EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EA6

Tints & Shades of #9EFFC6

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

#A8FFCC
#B8FFD5
#C2FFDB
#D1FFE4
#DBFFEA
#EBFFF3

Shades

#66FFA6
#2EFF85
#00F566
#00BD4F
#008537
#004D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EFFC6.

How #9EFFC6 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#9EFFC6
Protanopia#F2F2C6
Protanomaly#D6F7C6
Deuteranopia#E5E5C9
Deuteranomaly#CCF0C8
Tritanopia#A9F9F9
Tritanomaly#A5FBE6
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #9EFFC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effc6: #9EFFC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effc6': '#9EFFC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_9effc6">#9EFFC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFC6"

More Green Colors

#9EFFC6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9EFFC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFC6?

#9EFFC6 is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 198) in RGB and hsl(145, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFC6?

#9EFFC6 is rgb(158, 255, 198) — red 158, green 255, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFC6?

#9EFFC6 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFC6 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EFFC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EFFC6 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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