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#9BEFFD Alpine Expedition

#9BEFFD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Alpine Expedition. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 93.7% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(155, 239, 253)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 96% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #9BEFFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.16:1.

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Variations of #9BEFFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1DCFD
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E9FE
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1E9FE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1DCFD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4E3FD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #72F6F3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8DF2F9
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3E5E9

#9BEFFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#9BEFFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.16:1 Super#9BEFFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BEFFD in CSS

/* Alpine Expedition */
.color { color: #9BEFFD; }
.background { background-color: #9BEFFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BEFFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 239 253);
color: hsl(189 96% 80%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.083 209.1);

#9BEFFD FAQ

What color is #9BEFFD?

#9BEFFD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BEFFD?

#9BEFFD is rgb(155, 239, 253) in RGB, hsl(189, 96%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BEFFD?

The complementary color of #9BEFFD is #FDA99B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BEFFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BEFFD: 16.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BEFFD a warm or cool color?

#9BEFFD is a cool color.