Palettes / Colors / #AEE8EA
#AEE8EA — Light Teal
#AEE8EA 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 #AEE8EA 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.
#AEE8EA 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 #EAB0AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEACE and #AECAEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 182°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 182°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.16, 72.65, 88.64 |
| Yxy | 72.65, 0.2749, 0.3266 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.28, -17.82, -6.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.24, -16.79, -6.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEE8EA
.text { color: #AEE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #AEE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAB0AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEE8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEE8EA
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 #AEE8EA: ·
How #AEE8EA 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 #AEE8EA 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 #AEE8EA?
#AEE8EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE8EA?
#AEE8EA is RGB 174, 232, 234 — HSL 182°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #AEE8EA?
Its complement is #EAB0AE; analogous partners are #AEEACE and #AECAEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEE8EA for text?
Black text on #AEE8EA has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.