Pale turquoise

#afe2cd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale turquoise is a light green that feels soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #afe2cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afe2cd
RGB175, 226, 205
HSL155, 47%, 79%
HSV155, 23%, 89%
CMYK23%, 0%, 9%, 11%
Lab85.96, -20.59, 4.91
XYZ55.89, 67.91, 67.92
Decimal11526861
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone571 C
Pantone571 CHex#afe2cdRgb175 226 205Cmyk23 0 9 11Lab86 -21 5Darker#46bc8bDeep#7bcfacLighter#e4f4ee

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 0, 9, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afe2cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 0 9 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 4 12 17
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #afe2cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afe2cd; }
.text { color: #afe2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afe2cd; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #afe2cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.58:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afe2cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #afe2cd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #afe2cd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #afe2cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.