Palettes / Colors / #AEEEFC
#AEEEFC — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEEEFC 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 #AEEEFC 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.
#AEEEFC 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 #FCBEB0; it also sits naturally between #B0FCE4 and #B0C8FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEEFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 238, 252 |
| HSL | 191°, 93%, 84% |
| HSV | 191°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 31%, 6%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.60, 77.18, 103.53 |
| Yxy | 77.18, 0.2663, 0.3133 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.40, -16.76, -13.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.85, -16.00, -13.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 99%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEEEFC
.text { color: #AEEEFC; }
.background { background-color: #AEEEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 238, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 238, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 238, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEEFC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEEEFC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCBEB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEEFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEEFC
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 #AEEEFC: ·
How #AEEEFC 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 #AEEEFC 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 #AEEEFC?
#AEEEFC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 238, 252). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEEFC?
#AEEEFC is RGB 174, 238, 252 — HSL 191°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 6%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #AEEEFC?
Its complement is #FCBEB0; analogous partners are #B0FCE4 and #B0C8FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEEFC for text?
Black text on #AEEEFC has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.