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#9FE8FE Color

#9FE8FE is rgb(159, 232, 254) in RGB, hsl(194, 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 Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FE8FE
HEX#9FE8FE
RGBrgb(159, 232, 254)
HSLhsl(194, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(194, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.078 218.7)
LABlab(87.76% -19.49 -18.30)
LCHlch(87.76% 26.74 223.19)

What #9FE8FE 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 #9FE8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 6.28Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 7.49Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.02Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.86Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.76

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

#9FE8FE Channel Values

How #9FE8FE 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 232 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · 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
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FE8FE 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FE8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FE8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FE8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FE8FE
Complementary
#FEB59F
Analogous
#9FFEE5
Analogous
#9FB8FE
Triadic
#FE9FE8
Triadic
#E8FE9F
Split comp.
#FE9FB8
Split comp.
#FEE59F

Tints & Shades of #9FE8FE

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

#A9EAFE
#B8EEFE
#C2F0FE
#D2F4FF
#DCF6FF
#EBFAFF

Shades

#68DAFD
#30CDFD
#02BAF2
#0290BB
#016583
#013A4C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FE8FE.

How #9FE8FE 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#9FE8FE
Protanopia#DEDEFE
Protanomaly#C8E2FE
Deuteranopia#D3D3FF
Deuteranomaly#C1DCFF
Tritanopia#9AEBEB
Tritanomaly#9CEAF3
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #9FE8FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fe8fe: #9FE8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FE8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fe8fe': '#9FE8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.910, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9fe8fe">#9FE8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FE8FE"

More Teal Colors

#9FE8FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FE8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FE8FE?

#9FE8FE is a lightest teal — rgb(159, 232, 254) in RGB and hsl(194, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #9FE8FE?

#9FE8FE is rgb(159, 232, 254) — red 159, green 232, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FE8FE?

#9FE8FE 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 #9FE8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FE8FE scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FE8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FE8FE 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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