Palettes / Colors / #AAEEEA
#AAEEEA — Light Teal
#AAEEEA 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 #AAEEEA 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.
#AAEEEA 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 #EEAAAE; it also sits naturally between #AAEEC7 and #AAD1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 238, 234 |
| HSL | 176°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 176°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.00, 75.64, 89.17 |
| Yxy | 75.64, 0.2734, 0.3335 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.69, -21.92, -4.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.97, -20.61, -4.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEEEA
.text { color: #AAEEEA; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEEA
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 #AAEEEA: ·
How #AAEEEA 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 #AAEEEA 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 #AAEEEA?
#AAEEEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEEA?
#AAEEEA is RGB 170, 238, 234 — HSL 176°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEEEA?
Its complement is #EEAAAE; analogous partners are #AAEEC7 and #AAD1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEEEA for text?
Black text on #AAEEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.