Palettes / Colors / #ADEFF6
#ADEFF6 — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADEFF6 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 #ADEFF6 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.
#ADEFF6 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 #F6B4AC; it also sits naturally between #ACF6D8 and #ACCAF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEFF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 239, 246 |
| HSL | 186°, 80%, 82% |
| HSV | 186°, 30%, 96% |
| CMYK | 30%, 3%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 64.73, 77.27, 98.69 |
| Yxy | 77.27, 0.2689, 0.3210 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.45, -18.90, -10.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.90, -17.97, -10.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 96%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEFF6
.text { color: #ADEFF6; }
.background { background-color: #ADEFF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEFF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 239, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 80%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEFF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 239, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEFF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 239, 246, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEFF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEFF6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F6B4AC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEFF6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEFF6
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 #ADEFF6: ·
How #ADEFF6 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 #ADEFF6 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 #ADEFF6?
#ADEFF6 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 239, 246). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEFF6?
#ADEFF6 is RGB 173, 239, 246 — HSL 186°, 80%, 82% — CMYK 30%, 3%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #ADEFF6?
Its complement is #F6B4AC; analogous partners are #ACF6D8 and #ACCAF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEFF6 for text?
Black text on #ADEFF6 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.