Palettes / Colors / #AFEEFF
#AFEEFF — Pale Vivid Teal
#AFEEFF 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 #AFEEFF 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.
#AFEEFF 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 #FFBFAD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFE8 and #ADC5FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFEEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 238, 255 |
| HSL | 193°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 193°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.30, 77.48, 106.07 |
| Yxy | 77.48, 0.2654, 0.3101 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.54, -15.80, -14.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.02, -15.12, -15.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 93% · Blue 100%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFEEFF
.text { color: #AFEEFF; }
.background { background-color: #AFEEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 238, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 238, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 238, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFEEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFEEFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFBFAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFEEFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEEFF
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 #AFEEFF: ·
How #AFEEFF 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 #AFEEFF 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 #AFEEFF?
#AFEEFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 238, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEEFF?
#AFEEFF is RGB 175, 238, 255 — HSL 193°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFEEFF?
Its complement is #FFBFAD; analogous partners are #ADFFE8 and #ADC5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFEEFF for text?
Black text on #AFEEFF has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.