Palettes / Colors / #A4FDFD

#A4FDFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#A4FDFD is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #A4FDFD 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.

#A4FDFD 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 #FDA5A5; it also sits naturally between #A5FDD1 and #A5D1FD. 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 64% · Green 99% · Blue 99%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A4FDFD

.text { color: #A4FDFD; }
.background { background-color: #A4FDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4FDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 253, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4FDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 253, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4FDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 253, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4FDFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4FDFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDA5A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4FDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4FDFD

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 #A4FDFD 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 #A4FDFD 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 #A4FDFD?

#A4FDFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 253, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4FDFD?

#A4FDFD is RGB 164, 253, 253 — HSL 180°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A4FDFD?

Its complement is #FDA5A5; analogous partners are #A5FDD1 and #A5D1FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4FDFD for text?

Black text on #A4FDFD has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.