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#9beac2 color: Nightly Aurora

#9beac2 is rgb(155, 234, 194) in RGB and oklch(87.49% 0.09604 161.508) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

87.5%
0.096
162°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
14.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #9beac2

#9beac2 is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 87.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.41:1 contrast and black text 14.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightly Aurora (#9beec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #9beac2 mixed with white

  1. 9beac2
  2. a6ecc8
  3. b1eece
  4. bbf1d4
  5. c5f3da
  6. cff5e0
  7. d9f7e6
  8. e3f9ed
  9. ecfbf3
  10. f6fdf9

Darker: #9beac2 mixed with black

  1. 9beac2
  2. 86cba8
  3. 72ae8f
  4. 5e9177
  5. 4b7560
  6. 395a49
  7. 284134
  8. 182920
  9. 09130e
  10. 010302

Calmer: #9beac2 with less saturation

  1. 9beac2
  2. a2e8c4
  3. a9e6c6
  4. afe4c8
  5. b5e2ca
  6. bbe0cc
  7. c1dece
  8. c6dcd0
  9. cbdad2
  10. d1d8d4

Questions about #9beac2

What color is #9beac2?

#9beac2 is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(155, 234, 194), in HSL hsl(149.62, 65.29%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.49% 0.09604 161.508).

What colors go well with #9beac2?

The complementary color of #9beac2 is #ffbde8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bfe4a1 and #84eae5. The triadic partners are #ccd0ff and #ffc2a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #9beac2?

Black text reads better on #9beac2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and black gives 14.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9beac2 a warm or cool color?

#9beac2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 87.5% and its chroma 0.096.