Palettes / Colors / #AFECEE
#AFECEE — Light Teal
#AFECEE 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 #AFECEE 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.
#AFECEE 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 #EEB1AF; it also sits naturally between #AFEED1 and #AFCCEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFECEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 236, 238 |
| HSL | 182°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 182°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 26%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.11, 75.28, 92.09 |
| Yxy | 75.28, 0.2738, 0.3266 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.52, -18.64, -7.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.76, -17.64, -7.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 1% · 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 #AFECEE
.text { color: #AFECEE; }
.background { background-color: #AFECEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFECEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 236, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFECEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 236, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFECEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 236, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFECEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFECEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFECEE
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Tones of #AFECEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEB1AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFECEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFECEE
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 #AFECEE: ·
How #AFECEE 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 #AFECEE 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 #AFECEE?
#AFECEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 236, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFECEE?
#AFECEE is RGB 175, 236, 238 — HSL 182°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AFECEE?
Its complement is #EEB1AF; analogous partners are #AFEED1 and #AFCCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFECEE for text?
Black text on #AFECEE has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.