What color is #9EEEEA?

#9EEEEA is a light, vivid teal. In RGB it is rgb(158, 238, 234), and in HSL hsl(177, 70%, 78%).

Is #9EEEEA accessible as text?

On white, #9EEEEA has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.87:1 (passes). For text placed on #9EEEEA, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #9EEEEA?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is cyan-200 (#A2F4FD).

What colors go well with #9EEEEA?

#9EEEEA pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #EEA0A4. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #9EEEEA below.

Is #9EEEEA good for buttons?

#9EEEEA works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #9EEEEA — white text only reaches 1.32:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #9EEEEA the same as CSS paleturquoise?

No — #9EEEEA is not the CSS named color paleturquoise, but paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) is the closest CSS named color.

#9EEEEA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #9EEEEA

Not just a swatch — here's how #9EEEEA works with other colors. Named schemes with #9EEEEA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #9EEEEA Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7994A4 Anchor #2E3236

Pale Turquoise keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #9EEEEA Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F2E7 Secondary #B4B19F Ink #2A2723

Pale Turquoise sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #9EEEEA Accent #A7C4BD Surface #E0DABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1C3549

Pale Turquoise opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #9EEEEA Secondary #E6FFFF Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Pale Turquoise is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pale Turquoise carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #9EEEEA Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #586771 Accent #C2FFFF

Pale Turquoise is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Pale Turquoise.

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Color Lab

How #9EEEEA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 32/100

Cool

Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.

Softness 76/100

High

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 10/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 17/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 29/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 16/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 30/100

Low

Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.

UI accent fit 8/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 66/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 81/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #9EEEEA with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 14.0:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EEF9F9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #A0D8EE — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #9EEEEA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #9EEEEA;
  --color-base-rgb: 158 238 234;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(89.7% 0.078 191.9);
  --color-50: #F1FDFD;
  --color-100: #DBFAF8;
  --color-200: #BAF3F0;
  --color-300: #8AE5E0;
  --color-400: #5FD3CD;
  --color-500: #3DB8B2;
  --color-600: #358C88;
  --color-700: #2B6461;
  --color-800: #204140;
  --color-900: #152827;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  pale-turquoise: {
    50: '#F1FDFD',
    100: '#DBFAF8',
    200: '#BAF3F0',
    300: '#8AE5E0',
    400: '#5FD3CD',
    500: '#3DB8B2',
    600: '#358C88',
    700: '#2B6461',
    800: '#204140',
    900: '#152827',
  },
}

$base: #9EEEEA;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F1FDFD;
$base-100: #DBFAF8;
$base-200: #BAF3F0;
$base-300: #8AE5E0;
$base-400: #5FD3CD;
$base-500: #3DB8B2;
$base-600: #358C88;
$base-700: #2B6461;
$base-800: #204140;
$base-900: #152827;
$base-hover: #5CE2DC;
$base-subtle: #E5F7F6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#9EEEEA",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F1FDFD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DBFAF8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BAF3F0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#8AE5E0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#5FD3CD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#3DB8B2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#358C88",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2B6461",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#204140",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#152827",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #9EEEEA

Color Lab

Pairs with #9EEEEA

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