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#9BE8DC

#9be8dc ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9be8dc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 90.98% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 170.65°, with 62.6% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.6985

Complementary

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #e89ba7

Split complementary

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #e89bcd
  3. #e8b59b

Analogous

  1. #9be8b5
  2. #9be8dc
  3. #9bcde8

Triadic

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #dc9be8
  3. #e8dc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #9ba7e8
  3. #e89ba7
  4. #e8dc9b

Square

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #b59be8
  3. #e89ba7
  4. #cde89b

Monochromatic

  1. #2cbea7
  2. #5ddac6
  3. #9be8dc
  4. #d9f6f2
  5. #eefbf9

Shades

#9be8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #8cd1c6
  3. #7cbab0
  4. #6da29a
  5. #5d8b84
  6. #4e746e
  7. #3e5d58
  8. #2f4642
  9. #1f2e2c
  10. #101716
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #a5eae0
  3. #afede3
  4. #b9efe7
  5. #c3f1ea
  6. #cdf4ee
  7. #d7f6f1
  8. #e1f8f5
  9. #ebfaf8
  10. #f5fdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be8dc
  2. #98ded3
  3. #96d3ca
  4. #93c9c0
  5. #90beb7
  6. #8eb4ae
  7. #8baaa5
  8. #889f9c
  9. #859592
  10. #838a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4e0db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e0dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d5dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82ebe4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9e3dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfdddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ceae1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be8dc {
  color: #9be8dc;
}
Background
.bg-9be8dc {
  background-color: #9be8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be8dc {
  border: 2px solid #9be8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 232 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 63% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be8dc, #9bcde8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 232 220 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.61 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.79 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.90 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.16 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.31 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.88 #641723 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#9be8dc  rgb(155, 232, 220)  hsl(171, 63%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#e89ba7  rgb(232, 155, 167)  hsl(351, 63%, 76%)  Salmon Pink
#dc9be8  rgb(220, 155, 232)  hsl(291, 63%, 76%)  Plum
#e8dc9b  rgb(232, 220, 155)  hsl(51, 63%, 76%)  Vanilla