Palettes / Colors / #A4FFFD
#A4FFFD — Pale Vivid Teal
#A4FFFD 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 #A4FFFD 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.
#A4FFFD 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 #FFA3A5; it also sits naturally between #A3FFD0 and #A3D3FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4FFFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 255, 253 |
| HSL | 179°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 179°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 36%, 0%, 1%, 0% |
| XYZ | 68.80, 86.50, 106.00 |
| Yxy | 86.50, 0.2633, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.53, -27.47, -7.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.01, -26.17, -7.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 100% · Blue 99%
Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4FFFD
.text { color: #A4FFFD; }
.background { background-color: #A4FFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4FFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 255, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4FFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 255, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4FFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 255, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4FFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4FFFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFA3A5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A4FFFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4FFFD
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 #A4FFFD: ·
How #A4FFFD 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 #A4FFFD 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 #A4FFFD?
#A4FFFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 255, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4FFFD?
#A4FFFD is RGB 164, 255, 253 — HSL 179°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 1%, 0%.
What colors go with #A4FFFD?
Its complement is #FFA3A5; analogous partners are #A3FFD0 and #A3D3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4FFFD for text?
Black text on #A4FFFD has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.