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#9FE6FE Color

#9FE6FE is rgb(159, 230, 254) in RGB, hsl(195, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FE6FE
HEX#9FE6FE
RGBrgb(159, 230, 254)
HSLhsl(195, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(195, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.078 221.1)
LABlab(87.22% -18.57 -19.11)
LCHlch(87.22% 26.65 225.82)

What #9FE6FE 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 #9FE6FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 6.17Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 6.2Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.44Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.84Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.88Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.98

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

#9FE6FE Channel Values

How #9FE6FE 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 230 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FE6FE 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FE6FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FE6FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FE6FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FE6FE
Complementary
#FEB79F
Analogous
#9FFEE6
Analogous
#9FB7FE
Triadic
#FE9FE6
Triadic
#E6FE9F
Split comp.
#FE9FB7
Split comp.
#FEE69F

Tints & Shades of #9FE6FE

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

#A9E9FE
#B8EDFE
#C2EFFE
#D2F3FF
#DCF6FF
#EBFAFF

Shades

#68D8FD
#30CAFD
#02B6F2
#028DBB
#016383
#01394C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FE6FE.

How #9FE6FE 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#9FE6FE
Protanopia#DCDCFE
Protanomaly#C7E0FE
Deuteranopia#D2D2FF
Deuteranomaly#C0DAFF
Tritanopia#9AE9E9
Tritanomaly#9CE8F2
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #9FE6FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fe6fe: #9FE6FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FE6FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fe6fe': '#9FE6FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.902, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9fe6fe">#9FE6FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FE6FE"

More Teal Colors

#9FE6FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FE6FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FE6FE?

#9FE6FE is a lightest teal — rgb(159, 230, 254) in RGB and hsl(195, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #9FE6FE?

#9FE6FE is rgb(159, 230, 254) — red 159, green 230, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FE6FE?

#9FE6FE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FE6FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FE6FE scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FE6FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FE6FE 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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