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#9EFFE4 Color

#9EFFE4 is rgb(158, 255, 228) in RGB, hsl(163, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFE4
HEX#9EFFE4
RGBrgb(158, 255, 228)
HSLhsl(163, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(163, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.1 174.4)
LABlab(93.45% -34.44 3.44)
LCHlch(93.45% 34.61 174.29)

What #9EFFE4 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 #9EFFE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.06Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.63Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 11.98Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 13.62Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.63Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 14.18

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

#9EFFE4 Channel Values

How #9EFFE4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFE4 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EFFE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EFFE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EFFE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EFFE4
Complementary
#FF9EBA
Analogous
#9EFFB3
Analogous
#9EEAFF
Triadic
#E49EFF
Triadic
#FFE49E
Split comp.
#FF9EEA
Split comp.
#FFB39E

Tints & Shades of #9EFFE4

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

#A8FFE6
#B8FFEB
#C2FFEE
#D1FFF2
#DBFFF5
#EBFFF9

Shades

#66FFD4
#2EFFC4
#00F5AF
#00BD87
#00855F
#004D37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EFFE4.

How #9EFFE4 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#9EFFE4
Protanopia#F2F2E4
Protanomaly#D6F7E4
Deuteranopia#E5E5E6
Deuteranomaly#CCF0E5
Tritanopia#A4FCFC
Tritanomaly#A2FDF3
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFFE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effe4: #9EFFE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effe4': '#9EFFE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_9effe4">#9EFFE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFE4"

More Green Colors

#9EFFE4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9EFFE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFE4?

#9EFFE4 is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 228) in RGB and hsl(163, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFE4?

#9EFFE4 is rgb(158, 255, 228) — red 158, green 255, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFE4?

#9EFFE4 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFE4 scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EFFE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EFFE4 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 11.98, which is visibly different.

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