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Pastelcyansoft

Warm Mist Ribbon

#9ff3f7
Notes

Warm Mist Ribbon (#9FF3F7) is a soft cyan with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (183°, 85%, 80%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#9ff3f7
RGB
rgb(159, 243, 247)
HSL
hsl(183, 85%, 80%)
HWB
hwb(183 62% 3%)
OKLCH
oklch(91.2% 0.082 199.7)
HSV
hsv(183, 36%, 97%)
LAB
lab(90.86% -24.37 -9.99)
LCH
lch(90.86% 26.33 202.30)
CMYK
cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 3%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#9ff3f7
Original
#e8ecf7
Protanopia
#d8e0f8
Deuteranopia
#7cf9f4
Tritanopia
#e1e1e1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.26:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
16.64:1

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