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#95EAED — Light Teal

#95EAED 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 #95EAED 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.

#95EAED 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 #ED9996; it also sits naturally between #96EDC5 and #96BFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#95EAED · RGB 149, 234, 237

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Color values

HEX#95EAED
RGB149, 234, 237
HSL182°, 71%, 76%
HSV182°, 37%, 93%
CMYK37%, 1%, 0%, 7%
XYZ57.10, 71.35, 90.88
Yxy71.35, 0.2603, 0.3253
CIE-Lab87.65, -24.89, -9.59
Hunter Lab84.47, -23.00, -9.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #95EAED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #95EAED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #95EAED

.text { color: #95EAED; }
.background { background-color: #95EAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95EAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 71%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95EAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95EAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 234, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#95EAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95EAED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #95EAED

#78E4E8#59DEE3#36D7DD#23C7CD#1EAAAE#188C90#136E71#0D4C4E#082F30#031111

Tints of #95EAED

#9FECEF#A8EEF0#B1F0F2#B9F1F3#C2F3F5#CBF5F6#D3F6F8#DCF8F9#E5FAFB#EEFCFC

Tones of #95EAED

#9CE5E7#A3DFE1#A9D9DB#AFD3D4#B6CDCE#BCC8C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED9996:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #95EAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95EAED

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #95EAED: ·

How #95EAED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BABBECDeuteranopia · #B5AFECTritanopia · #99ECEC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #95EAED rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Marble
#C91121 · #F15A6F · #2BEDDC · #92EAEF
Vintage Ember
#0C337E · #2F87B0 · #41EEE6 · #95EBE9
Tender Garden
#124563 · #2C978E · #497CDB · #97E3ED
Royal Ruby Lagoon
#1F3D67 · #1299CF · #49D2D3 · #93E3ED
Scarlet Twilight
#183A6D · #126B96 · #65BFCD · #97E2F1
Burning Breeze
#165D58 · #2467BA · #6ED2C9 · #8DF1F1

Similar colors

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

#92EAEF#95EBE9#97E3ED#93E3ED#97E2F1#8DF1F1#9AE3E5#9FECF4#97E7E1#99E1E5#97DDE9#98E8DE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #95EAEC  ·  #95EAEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95EAED?

#95EAED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 149, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95EAED?

#95EAED is RGB 149, 234, 237 — HSL 182°, 71%, 76% — CMYK 37%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #95EAED?

Its complement is #ED9996; analogous partners are #96EDC5 and #96BFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95EAED for text?

Black text on #95EAED has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.