Palettes / Colors / #92EFEE

#92EFEE — Light Teal

#92EFEE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #92EFEE 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.

#92EFEE 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 #EE9092; it also sits naturally between #90EEBE and #90C1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #92EFEE

.text { color: #92EFEE; }
.background { background-color: #92EFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #92EFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 74%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #92EFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #92EFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 239, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#92EFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#92EFEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9092:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #92EFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #92EFEE

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:

How #92EFEE 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 #92EFEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #92EFEE?

#92EFEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 146, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #92EFEE?

#92EFEE is RGB 146, 239, 238 — HSL 179°, 74%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #92EFEE?

Its complement is #EE9092; analogous partners are #90EEBE and #90C1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #92EFEE for text?

Black text on #92EFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.