Palettes / Colors / #9BEAEF

#9BEAEF — Light Teal

#9BEAEF 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 #9BEAEF 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.

#9BEAEF 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 #EFA09A; it also sits naturally between #9AEFCA and #9ABFEF. 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 61% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BEAEF

.text { color: #9BEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #9BEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 72%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 234, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA09A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BEAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BEAEF

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 #9BEAEF 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 #9BEAEF 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 #9BEAEF?

#9BEAEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 155, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BEAEF?

#9BEAEF is RGB 155, 234, 239 — HSL 184°, 72%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #9BEAEF?

Its complement is #EFA09A; analogous partners are #9AEFCA and #9ABFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BEAEF for text?

Black text on #9BEAEF has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.