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#AEEBF4 — Pale Teal

#AEEBF4 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #AEEBF4 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.

#AEEBF4 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 #F4B8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEF4DA and #AEC8F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEEBF4 · RGB 174, 235, 244

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Color values

HEX#AEEBF4
RGB174, 235, 244
HSL188°, 76%, 82%
HSV188°, 29%, 96%
CMYK29%, 4%, 0%, 4%
XYZ63.49, 74.95, 96.71
Yxy74.95, 0.2700, 0.3187
CIE-Lab89.37, -17.09, -10.58
Hunter Lab86.57, -16.22, -10.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 96%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEEBF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEEBF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEEBF4

.text { color: #AEEBF4; }
.background { background-color: #AEEBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 235, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 76%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 235, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 235, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEEBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEBF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEEBF4

#8AE2EF#66D9EA#47D1E6#23C8E1#1AABC1#158B9D#116B79#0C4F5A#073036#021012

Tints of #AEEBF4

#B3ECF5#BCEEF6#C0EFF6#C9F1F8#CEF3F8#D2F4F9#DBF6FA#E0F7FB#E9F9FC#EDFAFD

Tones of #AEEBF4

#B3E7EF#B8E3EA#BDE0E5#C2DCE0#C7D9DB#CCD5D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4B8AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEEBF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEBF4

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AEEBF4: ·

How #AEEBF4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C8C9F2Deuteranopia · #C5C0F1Tritanopia · #B1F0F0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEEBF4 rather than the exact color:

Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7

Similar colors

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

#B2EBF2#ACF0F6#B1F0F7#B0EFEE#A4EBF3#B1F6F7#ABE0F0#AFE0EF#B5EAEA#AEE1FC#B6F4F9#BAECEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEEBF3  ·  #AEEBF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEBF4?

#AEEBF4 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 235, 244). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEBF4?

#AEEBF4 is RGB 174, 235, 244 — HSL 188°, 76%, 82% — CMYK 29%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #AEEBF4?

Its complement is #F4B8AE; analogous partners are #AEF4DA and #AEC8F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEBF4 for text?

Black text on #AEEBF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.