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#9FFEE8 Color

#9FFEE8 is rgb(159, 254, 232) in RGB, hsl(166, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FFEE8
HEX#9FFEE8
RGBrgb(159, 254, 232)
HSLhsl(166, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(166, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.096 177.7)
LABlab(93.30% -33.09 1.19)
LCHlch(93.30% 33.11 177.95)

What #9FFEE8 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 #9FFEE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.4Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.66Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.73Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 13.31Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.4Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.7

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

#9FFEE8 Channel Values

How #9FFEE8 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 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FFEE8 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FFEE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FFEE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FFEE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FFEE8
Complementary
#FE9FB5
Analogous
#9FFEB8
Analogous
#9FE5FE
Triadic
#E89FFE
Triadic
#FEE89F
Split comp.
#FE9FE5
Split comp.
#FEB89F

Tints & Shades of #9FFEE8

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

#A9FEEA
#B8FEEE
#C2FEF0
#D2FFF4
#DCFFF6
#EBFFFA

Shades

#68FDDA
#30FDCD
#02F2BA
#02BB90
#018365
#014C3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FFEE8.

How #9FFEE8 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#9FFEE8
Protanopia#F1F1E8
Protanomaly#D5F6E8
Deuteranopia#E4E4EA
Deuteranomaly#CCEFE9
Tritanopia#A4FBFB
Tritanomaly#A2FCF4
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FFEE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ffee8: #9FFEE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FFEE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ffee8': '#9FFEE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.996, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_9ffee8">#9FFEE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FFEE8"

More Green Colors

#9FFEE8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FFEE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FFEE8?

#9FFEE8 is a lightest green — rgb(159, 254, 232) in RGB and hsl(166, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #9FFEE8?

#9FFEE8 is rgb(159, 254, 232) — red 159, green 254, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FFEE8?

#9FFEE8 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FFEE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FFEE8 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FFEE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FFEE8 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 14.27, which is visibly different.

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