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#95EBEF — Light Teal

#95EBEF 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 #95EBEF 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.

#95EBEF 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 #EF9995; it also sits naturally between #95EFC6 and #95BDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#95EBEF · RGB 149, 235, 239

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Color values

HEX#95EBEF
RGB149, 235, 239
HSL183°, 74%, 76%
HSV183°, 38%, 94%
CMYK38%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ57.68, 72.04, 92.53
Yxy72.04, 0.2595, 0.3241
CIE-Lab87.99, -24.90, -10.15
Hunter Lab84.88, -23.05, -10.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #95EBEF

.text { color: #95EBEF; }
.background { background-color: #95EBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95EBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95EBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95EBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 235, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #95EBEF

#75E5EA#56DFE6#33D8E1#1FC8D1#1BAAB1#168C92#116E73#0C4C50#072F31#031112

Tints of #95EBEF

#9DECF0#A6EEF2#AFF0F3#B8F1F4#C1F3F6#CAF5F7#D3F6F8#DCF8FA#E4FAFB#EDFCFC

Tones of #95EBEF

#9BE5E8#A1DFE2#A8D9DC#AED3D5#B5CDCF#BBC8C9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF9995:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #95EBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95EBEF

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 #95EBEF: ·

How #95EBEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABBEEDeuteranopia · #B5AFEETritanopia · #99EDED

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 #95EBEF 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#9FECF4#9AE3E5#97E7E1#99E1E5#97DDE9#A4EBF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #95EBEE  ·  #95EBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95EBEF?

#95EBEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 149, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95EBEF?

#95EBEF is RGB 149, 235, 239 — HSL 183°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 38%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #95EBEF?

Its complement is #EF9995; analogous partners are #95EFC6 and #95BDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95EBEF for text?

Black text on #95EBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.