Palettes / Colors / #A4FFEF
#A4FFEF — Pale Vivid Teal
#A4FFEF 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 #A4FFEF 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.
#A4FFEF 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 #FFA3B4; it also sits naturally between #A3FFC0 and #A3E2FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4FFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 255, 239 |
| HSL | 169°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 169°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 36%, 0%, 6%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.65, 85.64, 94.68 |
| Yxy | 85.64, 0.2699, 0.3468 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.16, -30.62, -0.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.54, -28.91, -0.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 100% · Blue 94%
Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4FFEF
.text { color: #A4FFEF; }
.background { background-color: #A4FFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4FFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 255, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4FFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 255, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4FFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 255, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4FFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4FFEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFA3B4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A4FFEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4FFEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A4FFEF: ·
How #A4FFEF 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 #A4FFEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A4FFEF?
#A4FFEF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 255, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4FFEF?
#A4FFEF is RGB 164, 255, 239 — HSL 169°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 6%, 0%.
What colors go with #A4FFEF?
Its complement is #FFA3B4; analogous partners are #A3FFC0 and #A3E2FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4FFEF for text?
Black text on #A4FFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.