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#A4E1EF — Light Teal

#A4E1EF 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 #A4E1EF 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.

#A4E1EF 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 #EFB2A4; it also sits naturally between #A4EFD7 and #A4BCEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4E1EF · RGB 164, 225, 239

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Color values

HEX#A4E1EF
RGB164, 225, 239
HSL191°, 70%, 79%
HSV191°, 31%, 94%
CMYK31%, 6%, 0%, 6%
XYZ57.82, 67.97, 91.73
Yxy67.97, 0.2658, 0.3125
CIE-Lab85.99, -15.98, -13.04
Hunter Lab82.45, -14.94, -13.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 88% · Blue 94%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4E1EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4E1EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4E1EF

.text { color: #A4E1EF; }
.background { background-color: #A4E1EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E1EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 225, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E1EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 225, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E1EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 225, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E1EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E1EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4E1EF

#86D7EA#63CCE3#45C2DE#25B4D4#209BB6#1A7D93#156375#0F4652#092C34#030F11

Tints of #A4E1EF

#ADE4F0#B1E5F1#BAE8F3#C2EBF4#CBEEF6#CFEFF7#D8F2F8#E1F5FA#E5F6FA#EEF9FC

Tones of #A4E1EF

#A9DEEA#AFDAE4#B4D7DF#B9D4DA#BFD0D4#C4CDCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB2A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4E1EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E1EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A4E1EF: ·

How #A4E1EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BEBFECDeuteranopia · #BBB6EBTritanopia · #A7E9E8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4E1EF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387
Royal Ruby Tempest
#243868 · #306CA5 · #2A5AE5 · #A1DCEF
Rustic Mosaic
#103345 · #2359B8 · #29BCE9 · #A2DEEA
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Palette E2852e
#E2852E · #F5C857 · #FFEE91 · #ABE0F0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A6DCEF#A1DCEF#A2DEEA#A6E3E9#ABE0F0#A0D9EA#A3D8F4#A5DEE5#A1E3F9#A4EBF3#AFE0EF#A8D8EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4E1EE  ·  #A4E1F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E1EF?

#A4E1EF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 225, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E1EF?

#A4E1EF is RGB 164, 225, 239 — HSL 191°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 31%, 6%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #A4E1EF?

Its complement is #EFB2A4; analogous partners are #A4EFD7 and #A4BCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E1EF for text?

Black text on #A4E1EF has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.