Recognised as Colour
#9EF1FF
- #9EF1FF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#9EF1FF is a cyan with RGB values 158, 241, 255 and HSL 189°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#9EF1FF#9EF1FF
HEX#9EF1FF
RGBrgb(158, 241, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.9451, 1
RGB percentages62%, 94.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.7, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 5.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,416,639
CSS custom property--colour: #9EF1FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#610E00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFAC9E
Analogous#9EFFDD, #9EC1FF
Triadic#FF9EF1, #F1FF9E
Split complementary#FF9EC0, #FFDD9E
Tetradic#DD9EFF, #FFAC9E, #C1FF9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G241
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G F1 · B FF
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