Palettes / Colors / #AFE0EE
#AFE0EE — Light Teal
#AFE0EE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AFE0EE 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.
#AFE0EE 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 #EEBDAF; it also sits naturally between #AFEEDC and #AFC1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFE0EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 224, 238 |
| HSL | 193°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 193°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 26%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.77, 68.60, 90.98 |
| Yxy | 68.60, 0.2725, 0.3127 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.30, -12.61, -11.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.82, -11.90, -12.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 88% · Blue 93%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFE0EE
.text { color: #AFE0EE; }
.background { background-color: #AFE0EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE0EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 224, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE0EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 224, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE0EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 224, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFE0EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE0EE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFE0EE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEBDAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFE0EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE0EE
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 #AFE0EE: ·
How #AFE0EE 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 #AFE0EE 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 #AFE0EE?
#AFE0EE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 224, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE0EE?
#AFE0EE is RGB 175, 224, 238 — HSL 193°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AFE0EE?
Its complement is #EEBDAF; analogous partners are #AFEEDC and #AFC1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFE0EE for text?
Black text on #AFE0EE has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.