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#9FE0FF Color

#9FE0FF is rgb(159, 224, 255) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FE0FF
HEX#9FE0FF
RGBrgb(159, 224, 255)
HSLhsl(199, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(199, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.078 229.2)
LABlab(85.61% -15.59 -22.04)
LCHlch(85.61% 26.99 234.72)

What #9FE0FF 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 #9FE0FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 1.91Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6.5Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.6Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.04Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.08Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.04

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

#9FE0FF Channel Values

How #9FE0FF 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 159 · G 224 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FE0FF 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FE0FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FE0FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FE0FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FE0FF
Complementary
#FFBD9E
Analogous
#9EFFED
Analogous
#9EB0FF
Triadic
#FF9EE0
Triadic
#E0FF9E
Split comp.
#FF9EB0
Split comp.
#FFED9E

Tints & Shades of #9FE0FF

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

#A8E4FF
#B8E8FF
#C2ECFF
#D1F0FF
#DBF4FF
#EBF9FF

Shades

#66CFFF
#2EBDFF
#00A7F5
#0081BD
#005B85
#00344D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FE0FF.

How #9FE0FF 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#9FE0FF
Protanopia#D7D7FF
Protanomaly#C3DAFF
Deuteranopia#CDCDFF
Deuteranomaly#BDD5FF
Tritanopia#98E4E4
Tritanomaly#9BE3EF
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FE0FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fe0ff: #9FE0FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FE0FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fe0ff': '#9FE0FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.878, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9fe0ff">#9FE0FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FE0FF"

More Teal Colors

#9FE0FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FE0FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FE0FF?

#9FE0FF is a lightest teal — rgb(159, 224, 255) in RGB and hsl(199, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.91.

What is the RGB value of #9FE0FF?

#9FE0FF is rgb(159, 224, 255) — red 159, green 224, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FE0FF?

#9FE0FF converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FE0FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FE0FF scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FE0FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FE0FF 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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