Palettes / Colors / #AAEEDE

#AAEEDE — Light Teal

#AAEEDE 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 #AAEEDE 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.

#AAEEDE 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 #EEAABA; it also sits naturally between #AAEEBC and #AADCEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 87%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AAEEDE

.text { color: #AAEEDE; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAEEDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEAABA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEDE

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:

How #AAEEDE 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 #AAEEDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEEDE?

#AAEEDE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 238, 222). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEDE?

#AAEEDE is RGB 170, 238, 222 — HSL 166°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #AAEEDE?

Its complement is #EEAABA; analogous partners are #AAEEBC and #AADCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEEDE for text?

Black text on #AAEEDE has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.