Palettes / Colors / #AEEFE3

#AEEFE3 — Light Teal

#AEEFE3 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#AEEFE3 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 #EFAEBA; it also sits naturally between #AEEFC3 and #AEDAEF. 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 89%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEEFE3

.text { color: #AEEFE3; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEEFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEEFE3

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Tones of #AEEFE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFAEBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEEFE3: #000000.

How #AEEFE3 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 #AEEFE3 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEFE3?

#AEEFE3 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 239, 227). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFE3?

#AEEFE3 is RGB 174, 239, 227 — HSL 169°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEEFE3?

Its complement is #EFAEBA; analogous partners are #AEEFC3 and #AEDAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEFE3 for text?

Black text on #AEEFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.