Pale Turquoise

Pale Turquoise is a very light, saturated cyan color with the hex code #AFEEEE (hue 180°, saturation 65%, lightness 81%). It is also the CSS named color paleturquoise.

#AFEEEE

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Pale Turquoise	`#AFEEEE`	175, 238, 238	180°, 65%, 81%	26, 0, 0, 7	90.7% 0.063 196

Contrast with white text 1.29:1, with black text 16.29:1 — use black text on Pale Turquoise.

paleturquoise is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: paleturquoise works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#D5F6F6

#96E9E9

#57DBDB

#28BDBD

#1B7E7E

#0D3F3F

Colors that go with Pale Turquoise

Six color schemes built on Pale Turquoise with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Brain Pink (#F2AEB1), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Powder Blue (powderblue): Powder Blue (#B0E0E6) is darker than Pale Turquoise (relative luminance 0.683 vs 0.764) and less saturated, with its hue 7° away.
Light Blue (lightblue): Light Blue (#ADD8E6) is darker than Pale Turquoise (relative luminance 0.637 vs 0.764) and less saturated, with its hue 15° away.
Gainsboro (gainsboro): Gainsboro (#DCDCDC) is darker than Pale Turquoise (relative luminance 0.716 vs 0.764) and less saturated.
Lavender (CSS) (lavender): Lavender (CSS) (#E6E6FA) is about as light as Pale Turquoise (relative luminance 0.803 vs 0.764) and equally saturated, with its hue 60° away.

Gradients with Pale Turquoise

Similar very light teal colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Turquoise?

#AFEEEE — RGB 175, 238, 238, HSL 180°, 65%, 81%.

Is Pale Turquoise a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 180° on the color wheel.