Palettes / Colors / #A5FEED
#A5FEED — Pale Vivid Teal
#A5FEED 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 #A5FEED 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.
#A5FEED 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 #FEA4B5; it also sits naturally between #A4FEC1 and #A4E2FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A5FEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 165, 254, 237 |
| HSL | 169°, 98%, 82% |
| HSV | 169°, 35%, 100% |
| CMYK | 35%, 0%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.24, 85.00, 93.04 |
| Yxy | 85.00, 0.2712, 0.3480 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.88, -30.32, -0.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.19, -28.60, -0.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 65% · Green 100% · Blue 93%
Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A5FEED
.text { color: #A5FEED; }
.background { background-color: #A5FEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5FEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 254, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5FEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 254, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5FEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 254, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A5FEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5FEED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEA4B5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A5FEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A5FEED
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 #A5FEED: ·
How #A5FEED 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 #A5FEED 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 #A5FEED?
#A5FEED is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 165, 254, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A5FEED?
#A5FEED is RGB 165, 254, 237 — HSL 169°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #A5FEED?
Its complement is #FEA4B5; analogous partners are #A4FEC1 and #A4E2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A5FEED for text?
Black text on #A5FEED has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.