9BE2EA

#9BE2EA closest to Blizzard Blue

#9BE2EA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(155, 226, 234)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 65% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #9BE2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.46:1.

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Variations of #9BE2EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#9BE2EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BE2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BE2EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CAD2EA
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DCEB
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9DDEB
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAD2EA
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BED8EA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7DE8E4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90E4E7
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9D9DB

#9BE2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#9BE2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.46:1 Super#9BE2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BE2EA in CSS

/* Blizzard Blue */
.color { color: #9BE2EA; }
.background { background-color: #9BE2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BE2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 226 234);
color: hsl(186 65% 76%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.071 204.8);

#9BE2EA FAQ

What color is #9BE2EA?

#9BE2EA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Blizzard Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BE2EA?

#9BE2EA is rgb(155, 226, 234) in RGB, hsl(186, 65%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BE2EA?

The complementary color of #9BE2EA is #EAA39B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BE2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BE2EA: 14.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BE2EA a warm or cool color?

#9BE2EA is a cool color.