Palettes / Colors / #ADE9EA

#ADE9EA — Light Teal

#ADE9EA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#ADE9EA 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 #EAAFAE; it also sits naturally between #AEEACD and #AECBEA. 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 68% · Green 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE9EA

.text { color: #ADE9EA; }
.background { background-color: #ADE9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 233, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 233, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 233, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE9EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAAFAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE9EA: #000000.

How #ADE9EA 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 #ADE9EA 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 #ADE9EA?

#ADE9EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 233, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE9EA?

#ADE9EA is RGB 173, 233, 234 — HSL 181°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADE9EA?

Its complement is #EAAFAE; analogous partners are #AEEACD and #AECBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE9EA for text?

Black text on #ADE9EA has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.