Palettes / Colors / #99FAEF

#99FAEF — Light Vivid Teal

#99FAEF is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #99FAEF 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.

#99FAEF 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 #FA99A4; it also sits naturally between #99FABE and #99D5FA. 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 98% · Blue 94%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99FAEF

.text { color: #99FAEF; }
.background { background-color: #99FAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99FAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99FAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99FAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 250, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA99A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99FAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99FAEF

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 #99FAEF 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 #99FAEF 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 #99FAEF?

#99FAEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 153, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99FAEF?

#99FAEF is RGB 153, 250, 239 — HSL 173°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #99FAEF?

Its complement is #FA99A4; analogous partners are #99FABE and #99D5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99FAEF for text?

Black text on #99FAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.