Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE)

The hex code for Pale Turquoise is #AFEEEE. It is rgb(175, 238, 238) in RGB, hsl(180, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK — a lightest teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFEEEE

HEX#AFEEEE

RGBrgb(175, 238, 238)

HSLhsl(180, 65%, 81%)

HSVhsv(180, 26%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.063 196.1)

LABlab(89.87% -20.50 -6.76)

LCHlch(89.87% 21.59 198.25)

Colors Closest to Pale Turquoise

Pale Turquoise is a registered color name, also listed as Pale Blue. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.69 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 6.58 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 6.87 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 7.62 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.88 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 10.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AFEEEE Channel Values

How Pale Turquoise breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 238 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 65% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 26% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.29:1 vs white · 16.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pale Turquoise background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Pale Turquoise

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pale Turquoise; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pale Turquoise

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Pale Turquoise Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AFEEEE

Protanopia#E5E5EE

Protanomaly#D1E9EE

Deuteranopia#DCDCEF

Deuteranomaly#CBE3EF

Tritanopia#AFEEEE

Tritanomaly#AFEEEE

Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

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Using #AFEEEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pale-turquoise: #AFEEEE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFEEEE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pale-turquoise': '#AFEEEE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.933, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="pale_turquoise">#AFEEEE</color>

SVG fillfill="#AFEEEE"

More Teal Colors

Pale Turquoise sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b0e0e6 aec6cf b1f1ee adffff b2ffff adebff b3ffff adebe9 b6d2d3 add8e6 b6d3d3 a8dcf0 cdf4f4 e5ffff 005757 008b8b 00cccc 08e8de 137268 20c5b5 31c4bf 47abcc 60d7d3 85ffff

#AFEEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Turquoise?

The hex code for Pale Turquoise is #AFEEEE. That is rgb(175, 238, 238) in RGB, hsl(180, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AFEEEE?

#AFEEEE is rgb(175, 238, 238) — red 175, green 238, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFEEEE?

#AFEEEE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFEEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFEEEE scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is PaleTurquoise a CSS named color?

Yes. PaleTurquoise is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: paleturquoise instead of the hex code.

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