Palettes / Colors / #A4EAE8
#A4EAE8 — Light Teal
#A4EAE8 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 #A4EAE8 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.
#A4EAE8 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 #EAA4A6; it also sits naturally between #A4EAC5 and #A4C9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4EAE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 234, 232 |
| HSL | 178°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 178°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 30%, 0%, 1%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.30, 72.56, 87.22 |
| Yxy | 72.56, 0.2707, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.24, -22.07, -6.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.18, -20.59, -5.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 92% · Blue 91%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4EAE8
.text { color: #A4EAE8; }
.background { background-color: #A4EAE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4EAE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 234, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4EAE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 234, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4EAE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 234, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4EAE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4EAE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #A4EAE8
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Tones of #A4EAE8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAA4A6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A4EAE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4EAE8
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 #A4EAE8: ·
How #A4EAE8 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 #A4EAE8 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 #A4EAE8?
#A4EAE8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 234, 232). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4EAE8?
#A4EAE8 is RGB 164, 234, 232 — HSL 178°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 1%, 8%.
What colors go with #A4EAE8?
Its complement is #EAA4A6; analogous partners are #A4EAC5 and #A4C9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4EAE8 for text?
Black text on #A4EAE8 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.