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#9EFFDB Color

#9EFFDB is rgb(158, 255, 219) in RGB, hsl(158, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFDB
HEX#9EFFDB
RGBrgb(158, 255, 219)
HSLhsl(158, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(158, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.105 168.4)
LABlab(93.27% -35.86 7.78)
LCHlch(93.27% 36.70 167.75)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.76Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.19Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.2Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.61Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.68Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 14.59

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

#9EFFDB Channel Values

How #9EFFDB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFDB 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9EFFDB

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

Base
#9EFFDB
Complementary
#FF9EC2
Analogous
#9EFFAB
Analogous
#9EF2FF
Triadic
#DB9EFF
Triadic
#FFDB9E
Split comp.
#FF9EF2
Split comp.
#FFAB9E

Tints & Shades of #9EFFDB

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

#A8FFDF
#B8FFE5
#C2FFE9
#D1FFEE
#DBFFF2
#EBFFF8

Shades

#66FFC7
#2EFFB2
#00F59B
#00BD78
#008554
#004D30

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

How #9EFFDB 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#9EFFDB
Protanopia#F2F2DB
Protanomaly#D6F7DB
Deuteranopia#E5E5DD
Deuteranomaly#CCF0DD
Tritanopia#A6FBFB
Tritanomaly#A3FDEF
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFFDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effdb: #9EFFDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effdb': '#9EFFDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_9effdb">#9EFFDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFDB"

More Green Colors

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

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#9EFFDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFDB?

#9EFFDB is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 219) in RGB and hsl(158, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.76.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFDB?

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

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFDB?

#9EFFDB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFDB scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EFFDB 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 9.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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