Palettes / Colors / #A9EFEA

#A9EFEA — Light Teal

#A9EFEA 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 #A9EFEA 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.

#A9EFEA 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 #EFA9AE; it also sits naturally between #A9EFC7 and #A9D1EF. 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 66% · Green 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A9EFEA

.text { color: #A9EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #A9EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 239, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A9EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9EFEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A9EFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A9EFEA

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 #A9EFEA 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 #A9EFEA 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 #A9EFEA?

#A9EFEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 169, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A9EFEA?

#A9EFEA is RGB 169, 239, 234 — HSL 176°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #A9EFEA?

Its complement is #EFA9AE; analogous partners are #A9EFC7 and #A9D1EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A9EFEA for text?

Black text on #A9EFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.