Palettes / Colors / #CDFFF5

#CDFFF5 — Pale Vivid Teal

#CDFFF5 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 #CDFFF5 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.

#CDFFF5 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 #FFCCD6; it also sits naturally between #CCFFDB and #CCF0FF. 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 80% · Green 100% · Blue 96%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDFFF5

.text { color: #CDFFF5; }
.background { background-color: #CDFFF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFFF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFFF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFFF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFFF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFFF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFCCD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFFF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFFF5

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 #CDFFF5 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 #CDFFF5 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

← #CDFFF4  ·  #CDFFF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFFF5?

#CDFFF5 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 255, 245). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFFF5?

#CDFFF5 is RGB 205, 255, 245 — HSL 168°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 4%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFFF5?

Its complement is #FFCCD6; analogous partners are #CCFFDB and #CCF0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFFF5 for text?

Black text on #CDFFF5 has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.