Palettes / Colors / #A5F8EA

#A5F8EA — Light Vivid Teal

#A5F8EA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#A5F8EA 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 #F8A5B3; it also sits naturally between #A5F8C1 and #A5DCF8. 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 65% · Green 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A5F8EA

.text { color: #A5F8EA; }
.background { background-color: #A5F8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5F8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 86%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5F8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5F8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 248, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A5F8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5F8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8A5B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A5F8EA: #000000.

How #A5F8EA 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 #A5F8EA 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 #A5F8EA?

#A5F8EA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 165, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A5F8EA?

#A5F8EA is RGB 165, 248, 234 — HSL 170°, 86%, 81% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 6%, 3%.

What colors go with #A5F8EA?

Its complement is #F8A5B3; analogous partners are #A5F8C1 and #A5DCF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A5F8EA for text?

Black text on #A5F8EA has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.