Palettes / Colors / #84EFEE
#84EFEE — Light Teal
#84EFEE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #84EFEE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#84EFEE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF8587; it also sits naturally between #85EFB8 and #85BCEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #84EFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 132, 239, 238 |
| HSL | 179°, 77%, 73% |
| HSV | 179°, 45%, 94% |
| CMYK | 45%, 0%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 55.81, 72.81, 92.00 |
| Yxy | 72.81, 0.2530, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.36, -31.11, -9.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.33, -28.46, -9.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 52% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #84EFEE
.text { color: #84EFEE; }
.background { background-color: #84EFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84EFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 77%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84EFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84EFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 239, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#84EFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84EFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF8587:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #84EFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #84EFEE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #84EFEE: ·
How #84EFEE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #84EFEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #84EFEE?
#84EFEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #84EFEE?
#84EFEE is RGB 132, 239, 238 — HSL 179°, 77%, 73% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #84EFEE?
Its complement is #EF8587; analogous partners are #85EFB8 and #85BCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #84EFEE for text?
Black text on #84EFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.