Palettes / Colors / #9EF4FA
#9EF4FA — Light Vivid Teal
#9EF4FA 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 #9EF4FA 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.
#9EF4FA 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 #FAA49E; it also sits naturally between #9EFAD2 and #9EC6FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #9EF4FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 158, 244, 250 |
| HSL | 184°, 90%, 80% |
| HSV | 184°, 37%, 98% |
| CMYK | 37%, 2%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 63.71, 78.87, 102.31 |
| Yxy | 78.87, 0.2601, 0.3221 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.18, -24.39, -11.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.81, -22.99, -11.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 62% · Green 96% · Blue 98%
Cyan 37% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #9EF4FA
.text { color: #9EF4FA; }
.background { background-color: #9EF4FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EF4FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 244, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 90%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EF4FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 244, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EF4FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 244, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#9EF4FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9EF4FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAA49E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #9EF4FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9EF4FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #9EF4FA: ·
How #9EF4FA 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 #9EF4FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #9EF4FA?
#9EF4FA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 158, 244, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #9EF4FA?
#9EF4FA is RGB 158, 244, 250 — HSL 184°, 90%, 80% — CMYK 37%, 2%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #9EF4FA?
Its complement is #FAA49E; analogous partners are #9EFAD2 and #9EC6FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #9EF4FA for text?
Black text on #9EF4FA has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.