Palettes / Colors / #98ECDA

#98ECDA — Light Teal

#98ECDA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #98ECDA 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.

#98ECDA 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 #EC98AA; it also sits naturally between #98ECB0 and #98D4EC. 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 60% · Green 93% · Blue 85%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #98ECDA

.text { color: #98ECDA; }
.background { background-color: #98ECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98ECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98ECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98ECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 236, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#98ECDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#98ECDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #98ECDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC98AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98ECDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98ECDA

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 #98ECDA 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 #98ECDA 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

← #98ECD9  ·  #98ECDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #98ECDA?

#98ECDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 152, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98ECDA?

#98ECDA is RGB 152, 236, 218 — HSL 167°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #98ECDA?

Its complement is #EC98AA; analogous partners are #98ECB0 and #98D4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98ECDA for text?

Black text on #98ECDA has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.