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#A4E2EF — Light Teal

#A4E2EF 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 #A4E2EF 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.

#A4E2EF 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 #EFB0A4; it also sits naturally between #A4EFD6 and #A4BDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4E2EF · RGB 164, 226, 239

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Color values

HEX#A4E2EF
RGB164, 226, 239
HSL190°, 70%, 79%
HSV190°, 31%, 94%
CMYK31%, 5%, 0%, 6%
XYZ58.09, 68.52, 91.83
Yxy68.52, 0.2659, 0.3137
CIE-Lab86.26, -16.49, -12.64
Hunter Lab82.78, -15.42, -12.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 89% · Blue 94%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4E2EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4E2EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4E2EF

.text { color: #A4E2EF; }
.background { background-color: #A4E2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 226, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 226, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 226, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E2EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4E2EF

#86D9EA#63CEE3#45C5DE#25B7D4#209DB6#1A7F93#156575#0F4752#092D34#030F11

Tints of #A4E2EF

#ADE5F0#B1E7F1#BAE9F3#C2ECF4#CBEFF6#CFF0F7#D8F3F8#E1F5FA#E5F7FA#EEFAFC

Tones of #A4E2EF

#A9DFEA#AFDBE4#B4D8DF#B9D4DA#BFD1D4#C4CDCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB0A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4E2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E2EF

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 #A4E2EF: ·

How #A4E2EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFECDeuteranopia · #BBB7EBTritanopia · #A7E9E9

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 #A4E2EF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Rustic Mosaic
#103345 · #2359B8 · #29BCE9 · #A2DEEA
Royal Ruby Tempest
#243868 · #306CA5 · #2A5AE5 · #A1DCEF
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#A6E3E9#A2DEEA#A1DCEF#ABE0F0#A4EBF3#A1E3F9#A5DEE5#A0D9EA#AFE0EF#A3D8F4#A8D8EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4E2EE  ·  #A4E2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E2EF?

#A4E2EF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 226, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E2EF?

#A4E2EF is RGB 164, 226, 239 — HSL 190°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 31%, 5%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #A4E2EF?

Its complement is #EFB0A4; analogous partners are #A4EFD6 and #A4BDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E2EF for text?

Black text on #A4E2EF has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.