Palettes / Colors / #AEE9EF

#AEE9EF — Light Teal

#AEE9EF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#AEE9EF 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 #EFB5AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFD5 and #AEC8EF. 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 68% · Green 91% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #AEE9EF

.text { color: #AEE9EF; }
.background { background-color: #AEE9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 233, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 233, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 233, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEE9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE9EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEE9EF

Tints of #AEE9EF

Tones of #AEE9EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB5AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEE9EF: #000000.

How #AEE9EF 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 #AEE9EF or a close neighbour

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 #AEE9EF?

#AEE9EF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 233, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE9EF?

#AEE9EF is RGB 174, 233, 239 — HSL 186°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 3%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEE9EF?

Its complement is #EFB5AE; analogous partners are #AEEFD5 and #AEC8EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEE9EF for text?

Black text on #AEE9EF has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.