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Lagoon Whisper Pure
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Lagoon Whisper Pure

Teal · Hue 170
Hex
#E2FEF9
RGB
rgb(226, 254, 249)
HSL
hsl(170, 92%, 94%)
CMYK
cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 94%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.1:1Fail
on black
19.8:1AA
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About this color

Lagoon Whisper Pure (#E2FEF9) belongs to the teal family — hue 170°, 92% saturation, 94% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-lagoon-whisper-pure: #E2FEF9;
  --colorarchive-lagoon-whisper-pure-hsl: hsl(170, 92%, 94%);
  --colorarchive-lagoon-whisper-pure-rgb: rgb(226, 254, 249);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

RefreshingModernClear
Common in

SaaS · Cloud Services · Interior Design

Pairs well with

Coral for playful energy, light gray for modern minimalism

Design tip

Ideal for tech product interfaces. Light teal works as a primary brand color that feels both professional and approachable.

Cultural context ▶

Light teal blends the calm of blue with the renewal of green. Associated with clear water, clarity, and modern thinking.

Color Origins

Teal family

The hue of patina, lagoons, and modern surgery.

Heritage

Teal — the blue-green range — is named after the Eurasian teal duck, whose wing patches sit at exactly this hue. Egyptian blue and Egyptian green, both made from copper-calcium silicate around 2,500 BCE, sit in this region. The patina of weathered copper (the Statue of Liberty's color) is teal because copper carbonate forms there; Bacon's verdigris is the same chemistry. Phthalo turquoise and cobalt teal are 20th-century pigments.

Across cultures

In Persian and Central Asian Islamic architecture, teal-turquoise tile work is iconic — the domes of Samarkand and Isfahan are unmistakable. In ancient Egypt, faience (a kind of glazed ceramic in this color) was associated with the Nile, fertility, and rebirth. In the American Southwest, teal-turquoise is so deeply associated with Navajo and Pueblo silverwork that the color reads 'desert' there.

In the wild

Hospital scrubs are teal because it's the perceptual complement of red blood — staring at red and then looking away produces a green-teal afterimage, and matching the scrubs to that afterimage reduces eye fatigue. Tiffany's blue is a calibrated teal, trademarked as PMS 1837 (their founding year). Most Pixar films grade their shadows toward teal because warm skin against cool shadow is the most legible cinematographic combination. The Apple Watch SE, the Surface Pro, and the new Macs all use teal as a 'calming-but-modern' accent.

How it reads

Teal sits at one of the visually quietest points of the spectrum — it neither advances (like red) nor recedes (like blue). It reads as competent, calm, and slightly clinical; it's the dominant accent color in healthcare and trust-led fintech for that reason. At low saturation it becomes a duck-egg or seafoam, soft and Scandinavian. At high saturation it becomes electric or tropical. Teal pairs particularly well with warm earth tones (terracotta, clay, beige).

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #E2FEF9.

  • Stripeneutral
    Off White · #F6F9FC
    →
  • Lululemonneutral
    Off White · #F5F5F5
    →
  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E2FEF9.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Lagoon Veil Pure
#F5FFFD · hsl(170, 92%, 98%)
Darker companion
Lagoon Mist Pure
#CEFDF5 · hsl(170, 92%, 90%)
Complementary counterpoint
Merlot Whisper Pure
#FEE2E6 · hsl(350, 92%, 94%)
Analogous lead
Cerulean Whisper Pure
#E2F9FE · hsl(190, 92%, 94%)
Analogous echo
Celadon Whisper Pure
#E2FEED · hsl(145, 92%, 94%)
Triadic +120°
Magenta Whisper Pure
#F9E2FE · hsl(290, 92%, 94%)
Triadic +240°
Amber Whisper Pure
#FEF9E2 · hsl(50, 92%, 94%)
Split-comp +150°
Rose Whisper Pure
#FEE2F4 · hsl(320, 92%, 94%)
Split-comp +210°
Ember Whisper Pure
#FEEBE2 · hsl(20, 92%, 94%)
Export preview
Base: Lagoon Whisper Pure #E2FEF9
Lighter companion: Lagoon Veil Pure #F5FFFD
Darker companion: Lagoon Mist Pure #CEFDF5
Complementary counterpoint: Merlot Whisper Pure #FEE2E6
Analogous lead: Cerulean Whisper Pure #E2F9FE
Analogous echo: Celadon Whisper Pure #E2FEED
Triadic +120°: Magenta Whisper Pure #F9E2FE
Triadic +240°: Amber Whisper Pure #FEF9E2
Split-comp +150°: Rose Whisper Pure #FEE2F4
Split-comp +210°: Ember Whisper Pure #FEEBE2

Compare

See how Lagoon Whisper Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsLagoon Veil PurevsLagoon Mist PurevsMerlot Whisper PurevsCerulean Whisper PurevsCeladon Whisper PurevsMagenta Whisper Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Lagoon Mist Pure
#CEFDF5 · hsl(170, 92%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lagoon Veil Pure
#F5FFFD · hsl(170, 92%, 98%)
Nearby match
Lagoon Whisper Bright
#E3FDF8 · hsl(170, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Cyan Whisper Pure
#E2FEFB · hsl(175, 92%, 94%)
Nearby match
Lagoon Mist Bright
#D0FBF4 · hsl(170, 84%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lagoon Veil Bright
#F6FEFD · hsl(170, 84%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.3:1
Merlot Dusk Faint
#5F4E51
AAA7.7:1
Merlot Dusk Muted
#66474C
AAA8:1
Merlot Dusk Dust
#6D4048
AAA8.2:1
Merlot Dusk Soft
#743943
AAA8.3:1
Merlot Dusk Clear
#862837
AAA8:1
Merlot Dusk Vivid
#97172C

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#EDEBFB
Protanopia
#EFEFFA
Tritanopia
#E4FBFB
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