Palettes / Colors / #AFE5EF

#AFE5EF — Light Teal

#AFE5EF is a teal color we call Light 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 #AFE5EF 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.

#AFE5EF 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 #EFB8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFD8 and #AEC5EF. 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 69% · Green 90% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFE5EF

.text { color: #AFE5EF; }
.background { background-color: #AFE5EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE5EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 229, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE5EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 229, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE5EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 229, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE5EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE5EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB8AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE5EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE5EF

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:

How #AFE5EF 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 #AFE5EF 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 #AFE5EF?

#AFE5EF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 229, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE5EF?

#AFE5EF is RGB 175, 229, 239 — HSL 189°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 4%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AFE5EF?

Its complement is #EFB8AE; analogous partners are #AEEFD8 and #AEC5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE5EF for text?

Black text on #AFE5EF has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.