Palettes / Colors / #99EEFF

#99EEFF — Light Vivid Teal

#99EEFF is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#99EEFF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFAA99; it also sits naturally between #99FFDD and #99BBFF. 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 100%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99EEFF

.text { color: #99EEFF; }
.background { background-color: #99EEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99EEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 238, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99EEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 238, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99EEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 238, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99EEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99EEFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFAA99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99EEFF: #000000.

How #99EEFF 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 #99EEFF 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 #99EEFF?

#99EEFF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 153, 238, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99EEFF?

#99EEFF is RGB 153, 238, 255 — HSL 190°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #99EEFF?

Its complement is #FFAA99; analogous partners are #99FFDD and #99BBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99EEFF for text?

Black text on #99EEFF has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.