Palettes / Colors / #9FFEED

#9FFEED — Light Vivid Teal

#9FFEED 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 #9FFEED 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.

#9FFEED 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 #FE9FB0; it also sits naturally between #9FFEBD and #9FE0FE. 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 100% · Blue 93%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FFEED

.text { color: #9FFEED; }
.background { background-color: #9FFEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FFEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 254, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FFEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 254, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FFEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 254, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE9FB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FFEED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FFEED

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 #9FFEED 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 #9FFEED 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

← #9FFEEC  ·  #9FFEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FFEED?

#9FFEED is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 159, 254, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FFEED?

#9FFEED is RGB 159, 254, 237 — HSL 169°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #9FFEED?

Its complement is #FE9FB0; analogous partners are #9FFEBD and #9FE0FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FFEED for text?

Black text on #9FFEED has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.