Palettes / Colors / #A4E8EB
#A4E8EB — Light Teal
#A4E8EB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #A4E8EB 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.
#A4E8EB 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 #EBA7A3; it also sits naturally between #A3EBCA and #A3C3EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4E8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 232, 235 |
| HSL | 183°, 64%, 78% |
| HSV | 183°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 30%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.16, 71.60, 89.30 |
| Yxy | 71.60, 0.2688, 0.3254 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.78, -20.41, -8.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.62, -19.06, -8.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4E8EB
.text { color: #A4E8EB; }
.background { background-color: #A4E8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 232, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 232, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 232, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4E8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E8EB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #A4E8EB
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Tones of #A4E8EB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBA7A3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A4E8EB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E8EB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A4E8EB: ·
How #A4E8EB 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 #A4E8EB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A4E8EB?
#A4E8EB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 232, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E8EB?
#A4E8EB is RGB 164, 232, 235 — HSL 183°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 30%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #A4E8EB?
Its complement is #EBA7A3; analogous partners are #A3EBCA and #A3C3EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4E8EB for text?
Black text on #A4E8EB has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.