Pale Turquoise #A5FBD5
Pale Turquoise is a light, vivid neutral color (#A5FBD5; HSL 153° 91% 82%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pale turquoise”.
Use cases: Success states · Nature brands
Families: Greens · Mint Colors
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A5FBD5 | |
| RGB | rgb(165, 251, 213) | |
| HSL | hsl(153, 91%, 82%) | |
| HSV | hsv(153, 34%, 98%) | |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.29% 0.099 164.8) | |
| OKLab | oklab(92.29% -0.0953 0.0259) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 0%, 15.1%, 1.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0201, 81.7943, 75.4578) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.5, -33.9, 10.1) | |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.5, 35.4, 163.5°) | |
| Luminance | 0.818 (WCAG relative) |
Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0).
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)
Shades (toward black)
Tints (toward white)
Tones (toward gray)
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Best text on pale turquoise
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Light Aqua #8CFFDB | 3.54 | |
| Light Turquoise #7EF4CC | 4.22 | |
| Mint #AAF0C1 | 4.30 | |
| Aquamarine #7FFFD4 | 4.35 | |
| Light Teal #90E4C1 | 5.03 | |
| Light Aquamarine #7BFDC7 | 5.27 |
Related colors
Colors that go with pale turquoise
Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.