Palettes / Colors / #ADEFFA
#ADEFFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADEFFA 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 #ADEFFA 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.
#ADEFFA 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 #FAB9AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFADF and #ADC8FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 239, 250 |
| HSL | 189°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 189°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 31%, 4%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.36, 77.52, 101.96 |
| Yxy | 77.52, 0.2669, 0.3166 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.56, -17.99, -11.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.05, -17.14, -12.28 |
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 #ADEFFA
.text { color: #ADEFFA; }
.background { background-color: #ADEFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 239, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 239, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 239, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEFFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAB9AD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEFFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEFFA
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 #ADEFFA: ·
How #ADEFFA 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 #ADEFFA 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 #ADEFFA?
#ADEFFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 239, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEFFA?
#ADEFFA is RGB 173, 239, 250 — HSL 189°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 4%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #ADEFFA?
Its complement is #FAB9AD; analogous partners are #ADFADF and #ADC8FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEFFA for text?
Black text on #ADEFFA has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.