Palettes / Colors / #ADFEFF

#ADFEFF — Pale Vivid Teal

#ADFEFF is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#ADFEFF 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 #FFAFAD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFD8 and #ADD5FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 100% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADFEFF

.text { color: #ADFEFF; }
.background { background-color: #ADFEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADFEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 254, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADFEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 254, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADFEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 254, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADFEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADFEFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFAFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADFEFF: #000000.

How #ADFEFF 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 #ADFEFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADFEFF?

#ADFEFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 254, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADFEFF?

#ADFEFF is RGB 173, 254, 255 — HSL 181°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ADFEFF?

Its complement is #FFAFAD; analogous partners are #ADFFD8 and #ADD5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADFEFF for text?

Black text on #ADFEFF has a contrast ratio of 18.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.