Palettes / Colors / #AAEFE5

#AAEFE5 — Light Teal

#AAEFE5 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#AAEFE5 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 #EFA9B4; it also sits naturally between #A9EFC2 and #A9D6EF. 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 94% · Blue 90%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #AAEFE5

.text { color: #AAEFE5; }
.background { background-color: #AAEFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 239, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 239, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 239, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAEFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEFE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAEFE5

Tints of #AAEFE5

Tones of #AAEFE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA9B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEFE5: #000000.

How #AAEFE5 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 #AAEFE5

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAEFE4  ·  #AAEFE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEFE5?

#AAEFE5 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 239, 229). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEFE5?

#AAEFE5 is RGB 170, 239, 229 — HSL 171°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 4%, 6%.

What colors go with #AAEFE5?

Its complement is #EFA9B4; analogous partners are #A9EFC2 and #A9D6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEFE5 for text?

Black text on #AAEFE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.