#9EFFFF Color

#9EFFFF is rgb(158, 255, 255) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFFF

HEX#9EFFFF

RGBrgb(158, 255, 255)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 81%)

HSVhsv(180, 38%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(94% 0.092 195.7)

LABlab(94.04% -29.84 -9.54)

LCHlch(94.04% 31.33 197.73)

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

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 5.73 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.18 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.61 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10.59 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 12.14 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 14.19

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#9EFFFF Channel Values

How #9EFFFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 255 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 100% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 38% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 38% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.15:1 vs white · 18.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFFF 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9EFFFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EFFFF; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #9EFFFF

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

Shades

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How #9EFFFF 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#9EFFFF

Protanopia#F2F2FF

Protanomaly#D6F7FF

Deuteranopia#E5E5FF

Deuteranomaly#CCF0FF

Tritanopia#9EFFFF

Tritanomaly#9EFFFF

Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #9EFFFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effff: #9EFFFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effff': '#9EFFFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_9effff">#9EFFFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#9EFFFF"

More Teal Colors

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

a2f4fd 9bd6ee a3c6c8 99ffff a3fdff 99cccc a4dded 96eee5 a4f4f9 96c0c0 a7f1e9 95e0e8 b9f4ee d8eff8 002a38 006994 009e9e 00f6fa 0d98ba 1aa295 25d4cc 3898b7 52dada 73e8dc

#9EFFFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFFF?

#9EFFFF is a lightest teal — rgb(158, 255, 255) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 81%) 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFFF?

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

Should text on #9EFFFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFFF scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EFFFF 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 10.59, which is visibly different.

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