Palettes / Colors / #ADFFFA
#ADFFFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#ADFFFA 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 #ADFFFA 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.
#ADFFFA 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 #FFADB3; it also sits naturally between #ADFFD1 and #ADDCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADFFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 255, 250 |
| HSL | 176°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 176°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 32%, 0%, 2%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.25, 87.31, 103.59 |
| Yxy | 87.31, 0.2690, 0.3343 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.87, -25.81, -5.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.44, -24.71, -5.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 100% · Blue 98%
Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADFFFA
.text { color: #ADFFFA; }
.background { background-color: #ADFFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADFFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 255, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADFFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 255, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADFFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 255, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADFFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADFFFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFADB3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADFFFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADFFFA
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 #ADFFFA: ·
How #ADFFFA 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 #ADFFFA 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 #ADFFFA?
#ADFFFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 255, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADFFFA?
#ADFFFA is RGB 173, 255, 250 — HSL 176°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 2%, 0%.
What colors go with #ADFFFA?
Its complement is #FFADB3; analogous partners are #ADFFD1 and #ADDCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADFFFA for text?
Black text on #ADFFFA has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.