Palettes / Colors / #CCFFFA
#CCFFFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#CCFFFA 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 #CCFFFA 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.
#CCFFFA 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 #FFCCD1; it also sits naturally between #CCFFE0 and #CCEBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCFFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 255, 250 |
| HSL | 174°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 174°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 2%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.92, 91.26, 103.95 |
| Yxy | 91.26, 0.2853, 0.3341 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.52, -17.03, -2.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.53, -16.75, -2.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 98%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCFFFA
.text { color: #CCFFFA; }
.background { background-color: #CCFFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCFFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 255, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCFFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 255, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCFFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 255, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCFFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCFFFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFCCD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCFFFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCFFFA
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 #CCFFFA: ·
How #CCFFFA 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 #CCFFFA 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 #CCFFFA?
#CCFFFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 255, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCFFFA?
#CCFFFA is RGB 204, 255, 250 — HSL 174°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 2%, 0%.
What colors go with #CCFFFA?
Its complement is #FFCCD1; analogous partners are #CCFFE0 and #CCEBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCFFFA for text?
Black text on #CCFFFA has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.