Palettes / Colors / #ADEFEA
#ADEFEA — Light Teal
#ADEFEA is a teal color we call Light 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 #ADEFEA 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.
#ADEFEA 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 #EFAEB3; it also sits naturally between #AEEFC9 and #AED4EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 239, 234 |
| HSL | 175°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 175°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 62.95, 76.56, 89.30 |
| Yxy | 76.56, 0.2751, 0.3346 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.12, -21.57, -4.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.50, -20.34, -4.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEFEA
.text { color: #ADEFEA; }
.background { background-color: #ADEFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 239, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEFEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFAEB3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEFEA
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 #ADEFEA: ·
How #ADEFEA 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 #ADEFEA 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 #ADEFEA?
#ADEFEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEFEA?
#ADEFEA is RGB 173, 239, 234 — HSL 175°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #ADEFEA?
Its complement is #EFAEB3; analogous partners are #AEEFC9 and #AED4EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEFEA for text?
Black text on #ADEFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.