Palettes / Colors / #9CFFFF

#9CFFFF — Light Vivid Teal

#9CFFFF 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 #9CFFFF 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.

#9CFFFF 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 #FF9E9E; it also sits naturally between #9EFFCF and #9ECFFF. 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 100% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CFFFF

.text { color: #9CFFFF; }
.background { background-color: #9CFFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CFFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 255, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CFFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 255, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CFFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 255, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF9E9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CFFFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CFFFF

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 #9CFFFF 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 #9CFFFF 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

← #9CFFFE  ·  #9D0000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9CFFFF?

#9CFFFF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 156, 255, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CFFFF?

#9CFFFF is RGB 156, 255, 255 — HSL 180°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9CFFFF?

Its complement is #FF9E9E; analogous partners are #9EFFCF and #9ECFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CFFFF for text?

Black text on #9CFFFF has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.