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#9CEAEF

#9ceaef ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ceaef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 91.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.73% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 183.61°, with 72.17% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7215

Complementary

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #efa19c

Split complementary

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #ef9cc1
  3. #efca9c

Analogous

  1. #9cefca
  2. #9ceaef
  3. #9cc1ef

Triadic

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #ef9cea
  3. #eaef9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #a19cef
  3. #efa19c
  4. #eaef9c

Square

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #ca9cef
  3. #efa19c
  4. #c1ef9c

Monochromatic

  1. #22c6d0
  2. #5adce4
  3. #9ceaef
  4. #def8fa
  5. #edfbfc

Shades

#9ceaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #8cd3d7
  3. #7dbbbf
  4. #6da4a7
  5. #5e8c8f
  6. #4e7578
  7. #3e5e60
  8. #2f4648
  9. #1f2f30
  10. #101718
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ceaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #a6ecf1
  3. #b0eef2
  4. #baf0f4
  5. #c4f2f5
  6. #cef5f7
  7. #d7f7f9
  8. #e1f9fa
  9. #ebfbfc
  10. #f5fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ceaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ceaef
  2. #99dfe4
  3. #96d5d9
  4. #94cace
  5. #91c0c3
  6. #8eb5b8
  7. #8baaac
  8. #88a0a1
  9. #869596
  10. #838b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6e2e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfe3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d8f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cefeb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8e6ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bedfef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aeded ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ceaef {
  color: #9ceaef;
}
Background
.bg-9ceaef {
  background-color: #9ceaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ceaef {
  border: 2px solid #9ceaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ceaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 234 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ceaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ceaef, #9cc1ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ceaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 234 239 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.95 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.82 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.22 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.46 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.68 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.79 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 10.14 #631510 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#9ceaef  rgb(156, 234, 239)  hsl(184, 72%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#efa19c  rgb(239, 161, 156)  hsl(4, 72%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#ef9cea  rgb(239, 156, 234)  hsl(304, 72%, 77%)  Plum
#eaef9c  rgb(234, 239, 156)  hsl(64, 72%, 77%)  Khaki