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#9FFEFE Color

#9FFEFE is rgb(159, 254, 254) in RGB, hsl(180, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FFEFE
HEX#9FFEFE
RGBrgb(159, 254, 254)
HSLhsl(180, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(180, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.09 195.7)
LABlab(93.79% -29.32 -9.39)
LCHlch(93.79% 30.79 197.75)

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

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 5.26Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.65Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.97Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.67Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 13.76

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

#9FFEFE Channel Values

How #9FFEFE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FFEFE 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9FFEFE

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

Base
#9FFEFE
Complementary
#FE9F9F
Analogous
#9FFECF
Analogous
#9FCFFE
Triadic
#FE9FFE
Triadic
#FEFE9F
Split comp.
#FE9FCF
Split comp.
#FECF9F

Tints & Shades of #9FFEFE

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

#A9FEFE
#B8FEFE
#C2FEFE
#D2FFFF
#DCFFFF
#EBFFFF

Shades

#68FDFD
#30FDFD
#02F2F2
#02BBBB
#018383
#014C4C

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

How #9FFEFE 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#9FFEFE
Protanopia#F1F1FE
Protanomaly#D5F6FE
Deuteranopia#E4E4FF
Deuteranomaly#CCEFFF
Tritanopia#9FFEFE
Tritanomaly#9FFEFE
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FFEFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ffefe: #9FFEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FFEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ffefe': '#9FFEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.996, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9ffefe">#9FFEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FFEFE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#9FFEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FFEFE?

#9FFEFE is a lightest teal — rgb(159, 254, 254) in RGB and hsl(180, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #9FFEFE?

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

What is the CMYK value of #9FFEFE?

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

Should text on #9FFEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FFEFE scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9FFEFE 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 10, which is visibly different.

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