Palettes / Colors / #95EEEC

#95EEEC — Light Teal

#95EEEC 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 #95EEEC 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.

#95EEEC 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 #EE9697; it also sits naturally between #96EEC0 and #96C3EE. 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 58% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #95EEEC

.text { color: #95EEEC; }
.background { background-color: #95EEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95EEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95EEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95EEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 238, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9697:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95EEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95EEEC

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 #95EEEC 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 #95EEEC 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

← #95EEEB  ·  #95EEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95EEEC?

#95EEEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 149, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95EEEC?

#95EEEC is RGB 149, 238, 236 — HSL 179°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #95EEEC?

Its complement is #EE9697; analogous partners are #96EEC0 and #96C3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95EEEC for text?

Black text on #95EEEC has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.