#9ED6ED Hex Color
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A cool, dusty cyan, the hex code #9ed6ed brings a clean and airy feeling to digital interfaces. Because it is highly unsaturated, it works best as a large background area rather than a tiny detail. It pairs unexpectedly well with warm terracotta accents, a sharp contrast to the blue base. This color offers excellent legibility for black text, ensuring high accessibility for your UI design projects.
Questions about #9ed6ed
What is #9ed6ed in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9ed6ed is rgb(158, 214, 237), in HSL hsl(197, 69%, 77%) and in CMYK 33%, 10%, 0%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #9ed6ed for a balanced interface?
Because #9ed6ed is highly unsaturated and cool, it works beautifully with warm terracotta to provide a necessary chromatic contrast. You can also ground the airy blue by using charcoal for text or UI elements to ensure high legibility.
Is #9ed6ed readable on white or black?
#9ed6ed has a 1.57:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.29:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.