#AFEEEEPaleturquoise is a rich, strongly saturated, light cool cyan (#AFEEEE).
Paleturquoise is a light, rich, strongly saturated take on cyan. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes paleturquoise a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Paleturquoise is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on paleturquoise hits 16.29:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.29:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of paleturquoise sits at 0° — #EEAFAF, close to lightpink — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for paleturquoise in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from paleturquoise's position on the color wheel (hue 180°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix paleturquoise toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how paleturquoise performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Paleturquoise | 1.29:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Paleturquoise | 16.29:1 | AAA | AAA |
#CACBEE#C7C2EE#B2EEEECopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword paleturquoise directly.
:root {
--paleturquoise: #AFEEEE;
--paleturquoise-rgb: 175, 238, 238;
--paleturquoise-tint: #D3F6F6;
--paleturquoise-shade: #608383;
}
.btn-paleturquoise {
background: var(--paleturquoise);
color: #000000;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-paleturquoise: #AFEEEE;
--color-paleturquoise-light: #D3F6F6;
--color-paleturquoise-dark: #608383;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
paleturquoise: { DEFAULT: "#AFEEEE", light: "#D3F6F6", dark: "#608383" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.