Palettes / Colors / #AAEBEF
#AAEBEF — Light Teal
#AAEBEF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AAEBEF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AAEBEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EFADA9; it also sits naturally between #A9EFCF and #A9C9EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 235, 239 |
| HSL | 183°, 68%, 80% |
| HSV | 183°, 29%, 94% |
| CMYK | 29%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 61.87, 74.19, 92.72 |
| Yxy | 74.19, 0.2704, 0.3243 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.01, -19.33, -8.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.14, -18.22, -8.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEBEF
.text { color: #AAEBEF; }
.background { background-color: #AAEBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 235, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEBEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AAEBEF
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Tones of #AAEBEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFADA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEBEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEBEF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AAEBEF: ·
How #AAEBEF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAEBEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAEBEF?
#AAEBEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEBEF?
#AAEBEF is RGB 170, 235, 239 — HSL 183°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #AAEBEF?
Its complement is #EFADA9; analogous partners are #A9EFCF and #A9C9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEBEF for text?
Black text on #AAEBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.