Palettes / Colors / #A4E4EC

#A4E4EC — Light Teal

#A4E4EC 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 #A4E4EC 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.

#A4E4EC 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 #EBABA2; it also sits naturally between #A2EBCF and #A2BEEB. 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 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A4E4EC

.text { color: #A4E4EC; }
.background { background-color: #A4E4EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E4EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 228, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E4EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 228, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E4EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 228, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E4EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E4EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBABA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4E4EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E4EC

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 #A4E4EC 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 #A4E4EC 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 #A4E4EC?

#A4E4EC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 228, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E4EC?

#A4E4EC is RGB 164, 228, 236 — HSL 187°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 3%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A4E4EC?

Its complement is #EBABA2; analogous partners are #A2EBCF and #A2BEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E4EC for text?

Black text on #A4E4EC has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.