Palettes / Colors / #9AEDEE

#9AEDEE — Light Teal

#9AEDEE 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 #9AEDEE 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.

#9AEDEE 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 #EE9C9B; it also sits naturally between #9BEEC6 and #9BC3EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9AEDEE

.text { color: #9AEDEE; }
.background { background-color: #9AEDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9AEDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 237, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9AEDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 237, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9AEDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 237, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9AEDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9AEDEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9AEDEE

Tints of #9AEDEE

Tones of #9AEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9C9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9AEDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9AEDEE

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 #9AEDEE 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 #9AEDEE 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

← #9AEDED  ·  #9AEDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9AEDEE?

#9AEDEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 154, 237, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9AEDEE?

#9AEDEE is RGB 154, 237, 238 — HSL 181°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9AEDEE?

Its complement is #EE9C9B; analogous partners are #9BEEC6 and #9BC3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9AEDEE for text?

Black text on #9AEDEE has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.