Palettes / Colors / #AFEFF0

#AFEFF0 — Light Teal

#AFEFF0 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 #AFEFF0 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.

#AFEFF0 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 #EFAFAE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFD0 and #AECDEF. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFEFF0

.text { color: #AFEFF0; }
.background { background-color: #AFEFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 239, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 239, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 239, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFEFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFEFF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFAFAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFEFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEFF0

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 #AFEFF0 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 #AFEFF0 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

← #AFEFEF  ·  #AFEFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFEFF0?

#AFEFF0 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 239, 240). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEFF0?

#AFEFF0 is RGB 175, 239, 240 — HSL 181°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AFEFF0?

Its complement is #EFAFAE; analogous partners are #AEEFD0 and #AECDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFEFF0 for text?

Black text on #AFEFF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.