Palettes / Colors / #A3EFDA

#A3EFDA — Light Teal

#A3EFDA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #A3EFDA 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.

#A3EFDA 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 #EFA4B9; it also sits naturally between #A4EFB4 and #A4DFEF. 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 94% · Blue 85%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3EFDA

.text { color: #A3EFDA; }
.background { background-color: #A3EFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3EFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 239, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3EFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 239, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3EFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 239, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3EFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3EFDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA4B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3EFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3EFDA

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 #A3EFDA 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 #A3EFDA 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

← #A3EFD9  ·  #A3EFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3EFDA?

#A3EFDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 163, 239, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3EFDA?

#A3EFDA is RGB 163, 239, 218 — HSL 163°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 9%, 6%.

What colors go with #A3EFDA?

Its complement is #EFA4B9; analogous partners are #A4EFB4 and #A4DFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3EFDA for text?

Black text on #A3EFDA has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.