Palettes / Colors / #AEEFE8
#AEEFE8 — Light Teal
#AEEFE8 is a teal color we call Light 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 #AEEFE8 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.
#AEEFE8 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 #EFAEB5; it also sits naturally between #AEEFC8 and #AED5EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEFE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 239, 232 |
| HSL | 174°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 174°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 3%, 6% |
| XYZ | 62.89, 76.56, 87.81 |
| Yxy | 76.56, 0.2767, 0.3369 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.12, -21.71, -3.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.50, -20.47, -3.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 91%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEEFE8
.text { color: #AEEFE8; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEFE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEFE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEEFE8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFAEB5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEFE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEFE8
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 #AEEFE8: ·
How #AEEFE8 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 #AEEFE8 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 #AEEFE8?
#AEEFE8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 239, 232). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFE8?
#AEEFE8 is RGB 174, 239, 232 — HSL 174°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 3%, 6%.
What colors go with #AEEFE8?
Its complement is #EFAEB5; analogous partners are #AEEFC8 and #AED5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEFE8 for text?
Black text on #AEEFE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.