Palettes / Colors / #9CEFEE

#9CEFEE — Light Teal

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

#9CEFEE 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 #EF9A9C; it also sits naturally between #9AEFC3 and #9AC6EF. 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 94% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CEFEE

.text { color: #9CEFEE; }
.background { background-color: #9CEFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CEFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 72%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CEFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CEFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 239, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF9A9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CEFEE: #000000.

How #9CEFEE 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 #9CEFEE 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 #9CEFEE?

#9CEFEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 156, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CEFEE?

#9CEFEE is RGB 156, 239, 238 — HSL 179°, 72%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #9CEFEE?

Its complement is #EF9A9C; analogous partners are #9AEFC3 and #9AC6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CEFEE for text?

Black text on #9CEFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.