Palettes / Colors / #AFEFEA

#AFEFEA — Light Teal

#AFEFEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#AFEFEA 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 #EFAEB3; it also sits naturally between #AEEFC9 and #AED4EF. 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 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFEFEA

.text { color: #AFEFEA; }
.background { background-color: #AFEFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 239, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFEFEA

Tints of #AFEFEA

Tones of #AFEFEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFAEB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFEFEA: #000000.

How #AFEFEA 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 #AFEFEA 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

← #AFEFE9  ·  #AFEFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFEFEA?

#AFEFEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEFEA?

#AFEFEA is RGB 175, 239, 234 — HSL 175°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #AFEFEA?

Its complement is #EFAEB3; analogous partners are #AEEFC9 and #AED4EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFEFEA for text?

Black text on #AFEFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.