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#9beac3 color: Nightly Aurora

#9beac3 is rgb(155, 234, 195) in RGB and oklch(87.515% 0.09524 162.145) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

87.5%
0.095
162°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.40:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
14.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #9beac3

#9beac3 is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 87.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.4:1 contrast and black text 14.95:1, 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: #9beac3 mixed with white

  1. 9beac3
  2. a6ecc9
  3. b1eecf
  4. bbf1d5
  5. c5f3db
  6. cff5e1
  7. d9f7e7
  8. e3f9ed
  9. ecfbf3
  10. f6fdf9

Darker: #9beac3 mixed with black

  1. 9beac3
  2. 86cba9
  3. 72ae90
  4. 5e9178
  5. 4b7560
  6. 395a4a
  7. 284134
  8. 182920
  9. 09130e
  10. 010302

Calmer: #9beac3 with less saturation

  1. 9beac3
  2. a2e8c5
  3. a9e6c7
  4. afe4c9
  5. b5e2cb
  6. bbe0cc
  7. c1dece
  8. c6dcd0
  9. cbdad2
  10. d1d8d4

Questions about #9beac3

What color is #9beac3?

#9beac3 is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(155, 234, 195), in HSL hsl(150.38, 65.29%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.515% 0.09524 162.145).

What colors go well with #9beac3?

The complementary color of #9beac3 is #ffbde7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bfe4a2 and #85eae6. The triadic partners are #cdd0ff and #ffc2a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #9beac3?

Black text reads better on #9beac3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and black gives 14.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9beac3 a warm or cool color?

#9beac3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 87.5% and its chroma 0.095.