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#9defca color: Nightly Aurora

#9defca is rgb(157, 239, 202) in RGB and oklch(88.922% 0.09566 164.296) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

88.9%
0.096
164°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc -19
Black text
15.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 87

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About #9defca

#9defca is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 88.9% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.34:1 contrast and black text 15.63:1, 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: #9defca mixed with white

  1. 9defca
  2. a8f1cf
  3. b2f3d5
  4. bdf4da
  5. c7f6df
  6. d0f7e4
  7. daf9ea
  8. e3fbef
  9. edfcf4
  10. f6fefa

Darker: #9defca mixed with black

  1. 9defca
  2. 88d0af
  3. 73b195
  4. 5f947c
  5. 4c7864
  6. 3a5c4d
  7. 284237
  8. 182a22
  9. 09140f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #9defca with less saturation

  1. 9defca
  2. a4edcc
  3. abebcd
  4. b2e9cf
  5. b8e7d1
  6. bee5d2
  7. c4e3d4
  8. cae1d5
  9. d0dfd7
  10. d5ddd9

Questions about #9defca

What color is #9defca?

#9defca is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(157, 239, 202), in HSL hsl(152.93, 71.93%, 77.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.922% 0.09566 164.296).

What colors go well with #9defca?

The complementary color of #9defca is #ffc1ea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0e9a9 and #89efed. The triadic partners are #d4d4ff and #ffc9ac.

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

Black text reads better on #9defca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and black gives 15.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9defca a warm or cool color?

#9defca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 88.9% and its chroma 0.096.