Palettes / Colors / #A6EBF2

#A6EBF2 — Light Teal

#A6EBF2 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#A6EBF2 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 #F2ADA6; it also sits naturally between #A6F2D4 and #A6C4F2. 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 65% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #A6EBF2

.text { color: #A6EBF2; }
.background { background-color: #A6EBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6EBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 75%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6EBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6EBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6EBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6EBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A6EBF2

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Tones of #A6EBF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2ADA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A6EBF2: #000000.

How #A6EBF2 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 #A6EBF2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A6EBF1  ·  #A6EBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A6EBF2?

#A6EBF2 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 166, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6EBF2?

#A6EBF2 is RGB 166, 235, 242 — HSL 186°, 75%, 80% — CMYK 31%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #A6EBF2?

Its complement is #F2ADA6; analogous partners are #A6F2D4 and #A6C4F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6EBF2 for text?

Black text on #A6EBF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.