Palettes / Colors / #9FF4E7

#9FF4E7 — Light Vivid Teal

#9FF4E7 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 #9FF4E7 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.

#9FF4E7 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 #F49FAC; it also sits naturally between #9FF4BD and #9FD6F4. 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 96% · Blue 91%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FF4E7

.text { color: #9FF4E7; }
.background { background-color: #9FF4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FF4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 244, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 79%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FF4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 244, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FF4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 244, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FF4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FF4E7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F49FAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FF4E7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FF4E7

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 #9FF4E7 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 #9FF4E7 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 #9FF4E7?

#9FF4E7 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 159, 244, 231). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FF4E7?

#9FF4E7 is RGB 159, 244, 231 — HSL 171°, 79%, 79% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 5%, 4%.

What colors go with #9FF4E7?

Its complement is #F49FAC; analogous partners are #9FF4BD and #9FD6F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FF4E7 for text?

Black text on #9FF4E7 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.