Palettes / Colors / #9BEEDD

#9BEEDD — Light Teal

#9BEEDD is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#9BEEDD 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 #EE9BAB; it also sits naturally between #9BEEB4 and #9BD5EE. 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 93% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BEEDD

.text { color: #9BEEDD; }
.background { background-color: #9BEEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BEEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 238, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BEEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 238, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BEEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 238, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #9BEEDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9BAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BEEDD: #000000.

How #9BEEDD 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 #9BEEDD 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

← #9BEEDC  ·  #9BEEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9BEEDD?

#9BEEDD is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 155, 238, 221). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BEEDD?

#9BEEDD is RGB 155, 238, 221 — HSL 168°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #9BEEDD?

Its complement is #EE9BAB; analogous partners are #9BEEB4 and #9BD5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BEEDD for text?

Black text on #9BEEDD has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.