Palettes / Colors / #AAF8EA

#AAF8EA — Pale Vivid Teal

#AAF8EA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #AAF8EA 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.

#AAF8EA 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 #F8AAB8; it also sits naturally between #AAF8C3 and #AADFF8. 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 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAF8EA

.text { color: #AAF8EA; }
.background { background-color: #AAF8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAF8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 85%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAF8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAF8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 248, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAF8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAF8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8AAB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAF8EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAF8EA

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 #AAF8EA 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 #AAF8EA 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 #AAF8EA?

#AAF8EA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAF8EA?

#AAF8EA is RGB 170, 248, 234 — HSL 169°, 85%, 82% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 6%, 3%.

What colors go with #AAF8EA?

Its complement is #F8AAB8; analogous partners are #AAF8C3 and #AADFF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAF8EA for text?

Black text on #AAF8EA has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.