Palettes / Colors / #9EEAEA

#9EEAEA — Light Teal

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

#9EEAEA 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 #EA9F9F; it also sits naturally between #9FEAC4 and #9FC4EA. 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 62% · Green 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9EEAEA

.text { color: #9EEAEA; }
.background { background-color: #9EEAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EEAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 234, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EEAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 234, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EEAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 234, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA9F9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EEAEA: #000000.

How #9EEAEA 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 #9EEAEA 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 #9EEAEA?

#9EEAEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 158, 234, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EEAEA?

#9EEAEA is RGB 158, 234, 234 — HSL 180°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #9EEAEA?

Its complement is #EA9F9F; analogous partners are #9FEAC4 and #9FC4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EEAEA for text?

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