Palettes / Colors / #AFF3EA

#AFF3EA — Pale Teal

#AFF3EA is a teal color we call Pale 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 #AFF3EA 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.

#AFF3EA 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 #F3AFB8; it also sits naturally between #AFF3C8 and #AFDAF3. 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 95% · Blue 92%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFF3EA

.text { color: #AFF3EA; }
.background { background-color: #AFF3EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFF3EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 243, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFF3EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 243, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFF3EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 243, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFF3EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFF3EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3AFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFF3EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFF3EA

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 #AFF3EA 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 #AFF3EA 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 #AFF3EA?

#AFF3EA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 243, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFF3EA?

#AFF3EA is RGB 175, 243, 234 — HSL 172°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 4%, 5%.

What colors go with #AFF3EA?

Its complement is #F3AFB8; analogous partners are #AFF3C8 and #AFDAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFF3EA for text?

Black text on #AFF3EA has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.