Palettes / Colors / #AEEEFB
#AEEEFB — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEEEFB 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 #AEEEFB 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.
#AEEEFB 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 #FBB9AC; it also sits naturally between #ACFBE1 and #ACC7FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEEFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 238, 251 |
| HSL | 190°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 190°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 31%, 5%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.44, 77.11, 102.70 |
| Yxy | 77.11, 0.2668, 0.3144 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.37, -16.99, -12.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.81, -16.21, -13.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 5% · 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 #AEEEFB
.text { color: #AEEEFB; }
.background { background-color: #AEEEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 238, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 238, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 238, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEEFB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBB9AC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEEFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEEFB
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 #AEEEFB: ·
How #AEEEFB 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 #AEEEFB 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 #AEEEFB?
#AEEEFB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 238, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEEFB?
#AEEEFB is RGB 174, 238, 251 — HSL 190°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 5%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #AEEEFB?
Its complement is #FBB9AC; analogous partners are #ACFBE1 and #ACC7FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEEFB for text?
Black text on #AEEEFB has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.