Palettes / Colors / #AEEFDE

#AEEFDE — Light Teal

#AEEFDE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#AEEFDE 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 #EFAEBF; it also sits naturally between #AEEFBD and #AEE0EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEEFDE

.text { color: #AEEFDE; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEEFDE

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Tones of #AEEFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFAEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEEFDE: #000000.

How #AEEFDE 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 #AEEFDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEEFDD  ·  #AEEFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEFDE?

#AEEFDE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 239, 222). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFDE?

#AEEFDE is RGB 174, 239, 222 — HSL 164°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEEFDE?

Its complement is #EFAEBF; analogous partners are #AEEFBD and #AEE0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEFDE for text?

Black text on #AEEFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.