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#9FFFDD Color

#9FFFDD is rgb(159, 255, 221) in RGB, hsl(159, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 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 8.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FFFDD
HEX#9FFFDD
RGBrgb(159, 255, 221)
HSLhsl(159, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(159, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.103 169.5)
LABlab(93.36% -35.27 6.89)
LCHlch(93.36% 35.94 168.94)

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

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.73Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.24Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.95Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.87Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.27Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 14.2

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

#9FFFDD Channel Values

How #9FFFDD 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 255 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 13% · 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 #9FFFDD 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 #9FFFDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FFFDD

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

Base
#9FFFDD
Complementary
#FF9EC0
Analogous
#9EFFAD
Analogous
#9EF0FF
Triadic
#DD9EFF
Triadic
#FFDD9E
Split comp.
#FF9EF0
Split comp.
#FFAD9E

Tints & Shades of #9FFFDD

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

#A8FFE1
#B8FFE6
#C2FFEA
#D1FFEF
#DBFFF3
#EBFFF8

Shades

#66FFC9
#2EFFB6
#00F59F
#00BD7B
#008556
#004D32

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

How #9FFFDD 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#9FFFDD
Protanopia#F2F2DD
Protanomaly#D6F7DD
Deuteranopia#E5E5DF
Deuteranomaly#CDF0DE
Tritanopia#A6FBFB
Tritanomaly#A3FDF0
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FFFDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fffdd: #9FFFDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FFFDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fffdd': '#9FFFDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 1.000, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9fffdd">#9FFFDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FFFDD"

More Green Colors

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

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#9FFFDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FFFDD?

#9FFFDD is a lightest green — rgb(159, 255, 221) in RGB and hsl(159, 100%, 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 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #9FFFDD?

#9FFFDD is rgb(159, 255, 221) — red 159, green 255, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FFFDD?

#9FFFDD converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FFFDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FFFDD 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 #9FFFDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FFFDD 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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