Palettes / Colors / #ADFFEC
#ADFFEC — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADFFEC 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 #ADFFEC 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.
#ADFFEC 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 #FFADC0; it also sits naturally between #ADFFC3 and #ADE9FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADFFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 255, 236 |
| HSL | 166°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 166°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 32%, 0%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 68.13, 86.46, 92.45 |
| Yxy | 86.46, 0.2758, 0.3500 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.51, -28.85, 1.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.98, -27.39, 1.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 100% · Blue 93%
Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADFFEC
.text { color: #ADFFEC; }
.background { background-color: #ADFFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADFFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 255, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADFFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 255, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADFFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 255, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADFFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADFFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFADC0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADFFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADFFEC
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 #ADFFEC: ·
How #ADFFEC 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 #ADFFEC 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 #ADFFEC?
#ADFFEC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 255, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADFFEC?
#ADFFEC is RGB 173, 255, 236 — HSL 166°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #ADFFEC?
Its complement is #FFADC0; analogous partners are #ADFFC3 and #ADE9FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADFFEC for text?
Black text on #ADFFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.