Cyan color

Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE

#AFEEEE · rgb(175, 238, 238)

Pale Turquoise is the color #AFEEEE. In RGB it is rgb(175, 238, 238) — 69% red, 93% green and 93% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black, and in HSL it sits at 180° hue, 65% saturation and 81% lightness. Pale Turquoise is one of the 140 standard CSS / HTML color names, so color: pale-turquoise works in CSS. The closest web-safe color is #99FFFF.

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Pale Turquoise color codes

Hex#AFEEEE

RGBrgb(175, 238, 238)

RGB %69%, 93%, 93%

HSLhsl(180, 65%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 26%, 93%)

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

OKLCHoklch(91% 0.063 196)

Closest web-safe#99FFFF

Pale Turquoise color meaning

Pale Turquoise is a soft and airy cyan — a cool color at 81% lightness and 65% saturation. Like other cyans, it is linked with freshness, calm and clarity. It recalls water and clear skies, and feels clean, cool and modern.

Because it is soft and airy, pale turquoise works best for backgrounds, walls, baby rooms, wedding stationery and large calm surfaces. As text on white it would be too faint (1.3:1), so use it for fills and backgrounds and put black text on top (16.3:1).

What colors go with Pale Turquoise?

Pale Turquoise pairs well with Light Pink, Seafoam, Powder Blue Soft and Charcoal: Light Pink sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Seafoam and Powder Blue Soft are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Charcoal gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Build a full scheme around pale turquoise in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Pale Turquoise at a glance

Color family	Cyan · cool, soft and airy
CSS color name	Yes — `paleturquoise` works in CSS
As text on white	1.29:1 — not readable as text
Best text on it	Black (16.29:1)
For print (CMYK)	26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, 7% black
Full screen	Open the pale turquoise screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Pale Turquoise against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 1.29:1 Black text — 16.29:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black

Tints — toward white

Tones — toward gray

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Pale Turquoise color FAQ

What is the hex code for Pale Turquoise?

Pale Turquoise is #AFEEEE, which is rgb(175, 238, 238) and hsl(180, 65%, 81%). For print it is roughly C26 M0 Y0 K7.

What colors go with Pale Turquoise?

Pale Turquoise pairs well with Light Pink, Seafoam, Powder Blue Soft, Charcoal. Light Pink gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Charcoal also work well alongside it.

Is Pale Turquoise a warm or cool color?

Pale Turquoise is a cool color: its hue is 180°, on the green, blue and violet side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Pale Turquoise?

Black text, with a contrast ratio of 16.3:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.