Palettes / Colors / #AEEAEF
#AEEAEF — Light Teal
#AEEAEF 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 #AEEAEF 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.
#AEEAEF 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 #EFB3AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFD4 and #AEC9EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 234, 239 |
| HSL | 185°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 185°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 27%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 62.46, 74.08, 92.67 |
| Yxy | 74.08, 0.2725, 0.3232 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.96, -17.71, -8.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.07, -16.75, -8.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEEAEF
.text { color: #AEEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #AEEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 234, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFB3AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEAEF
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 #AEEAEF: ·
How #AEEAEF 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 #AEEAEF 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 #AEEAEF?
#AEEAEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEAEF?
#AEEAEF is RGB 174, 234, 239 — HSL 185°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #AEEAEF?
Its complement is #EFB3AE; analogous partners are #AEEFD4 and #AEC9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEAEF for text?
Black text on #AEEAEF has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.