Palettes / Colors / #A3EDEF

#A3EDEF — Light Teal

#A3EDEF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#A3EDEF 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 #EFA6A4; it also sits naturally between #A4EFCC and #A4C7EF. 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 64% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3EDEF

.text { color: #A3EDEF; }
.background { background-color: #A3EDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3EDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 237, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3EDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 237, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3EDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 237, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3EDEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3EDEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA6A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3EDEF: #000000.

How #A3EDEF 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 #A3EDEF 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 #A3EDEF?

#A3EDEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 163, 237, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3EDEF?

#A3EDEF is RGB 163, 237, 239 — HSL 182°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 32%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #A3EDEF?

Its complement is #EFA6A4; analogous partners are #A4EFCC and #A4C7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3EDEF for text?

Black text on #A3EDEF has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.