Palettes / Colors / #ADFAEF
#ADFAEF — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADFAEF 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 #ADFAEF 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.
#ADFAEF 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 #FAADB9; it also sits naturally between #ADFAC8 and #ADDFFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADFAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 250, 239 |
| HSL | 171°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 171°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 4%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.00, 83.49, 94.24 |
| Yxy | 83.49, 0.2738, 0.3411 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.23, -25.82, -2.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.37, -24.52, -2.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 98% · Blue 94%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADFAEF
.text { color: #ADFAEF; }
.background { background-color: #ADFAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADFAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADFAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADFAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 250, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADFAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADFAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAADB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADFAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADFAEF
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 #ADFAEF: ·
How #ADFAEF 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 #ADFAEF 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 #ADFAEF?
#ADFAEF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADFAEF?
#ADFAEF is RGB 173, 250, 239 — HSL 171°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 4%, 2%.
What colors go with #ADFAEF?
Its complement is #FAADB9; analogous partners are #ADFAC8 and #ADDFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADFAEF for text?
Black text on #ADFAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.