Palettes / Colors / #9EECFF

#9EECFF — Light Vivid Teal

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

#9EECFF 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 #FFB19E; it also sits naturally between #9EFFE2 and #9EBBFF. 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 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #9EECFF

.text { color: #9EECFF; }
.background { background-color: #9EECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #9EECFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB19E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EECFF: #000000.

How #9EECFF 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 #9EECFF or a close neighbour

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 #9EECFF?

#9EECFF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 158, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EECFF?

#9EECFF is RGB 158, 236, 255 — HSL 192°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 38%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9EECFF?

Its complement is #FFB19E; analogous partners are #9EFFE2 and #9EBBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EECFF for text?

Black text on #9EECFF has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.