Palettes / Colors / #ADEFF9
#ADEFF9 — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADEFF9 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 #ADEFF9 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.
#ADEFF9 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 #F9B8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEF9DE and #AECAF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEFF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 239, 249 |
| HSL | 188°, 86%, 83% |
| HSV | 188°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 31%, 4%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.20, 77.46, 101.14 |
| Yxy | 77.46, 0.2674, 0.3177 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.53, -18.22, -11.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.01, -17.35, -11.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 98%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEFF9
.text { color: #ADEFF9; }
.background { background-color: #ADEFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 239, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 239, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 239, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEFF9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F9B8AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEFF9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEFF9
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 #ADEFF9: ·
How #ADEFF9 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 #ADEFF9 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 #ADEFF9?
#ADEFF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 239, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEFF9?
#ADEFF9 is RGB 173, 239, 249 — HSL 188°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 4%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #ADEFF9?
Its complement is #F9B8AE; analogous partners are #AEF9DE and #AECAF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEFF9 for text?
Black text on #ADEFF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.