#AFEEEEPale Turquoise (#AFEEEE) is a very light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 196°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.063. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AFEEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 238, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 65%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 26%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.1 -19.6 -6.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.907 0.063 196) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pale Turquoise shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bde9df — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#b9efe9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#afeeee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aeeff1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Pale Turquoise in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.29:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#afeeee · #9bd6d6 · #78adae · #578787 · #376262 · #193f3f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d9f8ff · #afeeee · #99dcce · #92c8ae · #8cb291 · #879c77
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#afeeee · #aec3d8 · #6fadae · #5e86ad · #377070 · #384c5f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#afeeee · #adc2c1 · #b4787b · #3d6161 · #234343 · #112525
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#afeeee · #cac0c1 · #7f8b8b · #575050 · #172424 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#afeeee · #85a3a3 · #1f4848 · #002a2a · #000606 · #e54e63
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#afeeee · #85a3a3 · #1f4848 · #002a2a · #000606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#afeeee · #b9d4b7 · #c76597 · #4c6d49 · #3e2d49 · #19051d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afeeee · #d1bebe · #a47a90 · #74442d · #361328 · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#afeeee · #c9bfcd · #977ea1 · #6a4c1c · #301d00 · #020004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#afeeee · #c1c1d1 · #8584ac · #764044 · #252300 · #090001
#B9F0F0 · #C3F2F2 · #CCF4F3 · #D6F6F5 · #DFF7F7
#8AC3C3 · #679999 · #457272 · #254C4C · #062A2A
#BBEBEB · #C5E8E8 · #D0E5E5
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.