Palettes / Colors / #AEECFA
#AEECFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEECFA 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 #AEECFA 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.
#AEECFA 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 #FABBAE; it also sits naturally between #AEFAE2 and #AEC6FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEECFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 236, 250 |
| HSL | 191°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 191°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 30%, 6%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 64.71, 75.89, 101.68 |
| Yxy | 75.89, 0.2671, 0.3132 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.81, -16.22, -13.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.12, -15.46, -13.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEECFA
.text { color: #AEECFA; }
.background { background-color: #AEECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 236, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEECFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEECFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FABBAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEECFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEECFA
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 #AEECFA: ·
How #AEECFA 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 #AEECFA 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 #AEECFA?
#AEECFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEECFA?
#AEECFA is RGB 174, 236, 250 — HSL 191°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 6%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #AEECFA?
Its complement is #FABBAE; analogous partners are #AEFAE2 and #AEC6FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEECFA for text?
Black text on #AEECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.