Palettes / Colors / #92EFEF

#92EFEF — Light Teal

#92EFEF 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 #92EFEF 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.

#92EFEF 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 #EE9090; it also sits naturally between #90EEBF and #90BFEE. 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 94%

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 #92EFEF

.text { color: #92EFEF; }
.background { background-color: #92EFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #92EFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 74%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #92EFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #92EFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9090:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #92EFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #92EFEF

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 #92EFEF 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 #92EFEF 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 #92EFEF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #92EFEF?

#92EFEF is RGB 146, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 74%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #92EFEF?

Its complement is #EE9090; analogous partners are #90EEBF and #90BFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #92EFEF for text?

Black text on #92EFEF has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.