#9DFDCE

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#9dfdce is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(157, 253, 206), HSL(151°, 96%, 80%), CMYK(38%, 0%, 19%, 1%). Closest named color: aquamarine. Contrast is 1.21:1 on white and 17.37:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#9dfdce
RGBrgb(157 253 206)
RGB (legacy)rgb(157, 253, 206)
RGB %rgb(62% 99% 81%)
HSLhsl(151 96% 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151, 38%, 99%)
HWBhwb(151 62% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 19%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(92.42 -37.28 13.21)
LCHlch(92.42 39.55 160.49)
OKLaboklab(0.9217 -0.107 0.0351)
OKLCHoklch(0.9217 0.1127 161.83)
Decimal10354126

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named coloraquamarine ΔE 2.4
Closest web-safe color#99ffcc
Hue151°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)96% / 38%
Lightness (HSL)80%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)86% / 90%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8187
Red / Green / Blue157 / 253 / 206

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.21:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.37:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 10.1 / -94 · As background with white / black text: Lc -11.8 / 93.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #9dfdce;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(92.17% 0.1127 161.83);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(157 253 206 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#9dfdce] text-[#9dfdce] border-[#9dfdce]">