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#9FFED5 Color

#9FFED5 is rgb(159, 254, 213) in RGB, hsl(154, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 16%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FFED5
HEX#9FFED5
RGBrgb(159, 254, 213)
HSLhsl(154, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(154, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 16%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.107 165)
LABlab(92.93% -36.09 10.36)
LCHlch(92.93% 37.54 163.98)

What #9FFED5 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 #9FFED5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.45Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 8.91Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.63Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.68Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.74Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 15.32

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

#9FFED5 Channel Values

How #9FFED5 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 254 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FFED5 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FFED5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FFED5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FFED5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FFED5
Complementary
#FE9FC8
Analogous
#9FFEA5
Analogous
#9FF8FE
Triadic
#D59FFE
Triadic
#FED59F
Split comp.
#FE9FF8
Split comp.
#FEA59F

Tints & Shades of #9FFED5

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

#A9FED9
#B8FEE0
#C2FEE4
#D2FFEB
#DCFFEF
#EBFFF6

Shades

#68FDBC
#30FDA4
#02F28A
#02BB6B
#01834B
#014C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FFED5.

How #9FFED5 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#9FFED5
Protanopia#F1F1D5
Protanomaly#D5F6D5
Deuteranopia#E4E4D8
Deuteranomaly#CCEFD7
Tritanopia#A7F9F9
Tritanomaly#A4FBEC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FFED5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ffed5: #9FFED5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FFED5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ffed5': '#9FFED5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.996, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_9ffed5">#9FFED5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FFED5"

More Green Colors

#9FFED5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FFED5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FFED5?

#9FFED5 is a lightest green — rgb(159, 254, 213) in RGB and hsl(154, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.45.

What is the RGB value of #9FFED5?

#9FFED5 is rgb(159, 254, 213) — red 159, green 254, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FFED5?

#9FFED5 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 16%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FFED5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FFED5 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FFED5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FFED5 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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