Palettes / Colors / #C6FAFA

#C6FAFA — Pale Vivid Teal

#C6FAFA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#C6FAFA 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 #FAC7C7; it also sits naturally between #C7FAE0 and #C7E0FA. 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 78% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C6FAFA

.text { color: #C6FAFA; }
.background { background-color: #C6FAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C6FAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 250, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 84%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C6FAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 250, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C6FAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 250, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C6FAFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C6FAFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C6FAFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC7C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C6FAFA: #000000.

How #C6FAFA 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 #C6FAFA 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 #C6FAFA?

#C6FAFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 198, 250, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C6FAFA?

#C6FAFA is RGB 198, 250, 250 — HSL 180°, 84%, 88% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #C6FAFA?

Its complement is #FAC7C7; analogous partners are #C7FAE0 and #C7E0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C6FAFA for text?

Black text on #C6FAFA has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.