Palettes / Colors / #AFFDF9
#AFFDF9 — Pale Vivid Teal
#AFFDF9 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 #AFFDF9 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.
#AFFDF9 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 #FDAFB3; it also sits naturally between #AFFDD2 and #AFDAFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFDF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 253, 249 |
| HSL | 177°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 177°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 2%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.90, 86.20, 102.58 |
| Yxy | 86.20, 0.2702, 0.3332 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.40, -24.53, -5.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.85, -23.50, -5.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 99% · Blue 98%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFDF9
.text { color: #AFFDF9; }
.background { background-color: #AFFDF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFDF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 253, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFDF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 253, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFDF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 253, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFDF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFDF9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDAFB3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFDF9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFDF9
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 #AFFDF9: ·
How #AFFDF9 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 #AFFDF9 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 #AFFDF9?
#AFFDF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 253, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFDF9?
#AFFDF9 is RGB 175, 253, 249 — HSL 177°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 2%, 1%.
What colors go with #AFFDF9?
Its complement is #FDAFB3; analogous partners are #AFFDD2 and #AFDAFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFDF9 for text?
Black text on #AFFDF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.