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#AEEFF4 — Pale Teal

#AEEFF4 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #AEEFF4 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.

#AEEFF4 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 #F4B3AE; it also sits naturally between #AEF4D6 and #AECCF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEEFF4 · RGB 174, 239, 244

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Color values

HEX#AEEFF4
RGB174, 239, 244
HSL184°, 76%, 82%
HSV184°, 29%, 96%
CMYK29%, 2%, 0%, 4%
XYZ64.65, 77.26, 97.09
Yxy77.26, 0.2705, 0.3233
CIE-Lab90.44, -19.08, -8.98
Hunter Lab87.90, -18.12, -9.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 96%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEEFF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEEFF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEEFF4

.text { color: #AEEFF4; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 76%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEEFF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEFF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEEFF4

#8AE8EF#66E1EA#47DBE6#23D4E1#1AB6C1#15949D#117279#0C555A#073336#021112

Tints of #AEEFF4

#B3F0F5#BCF2F6#C0F3F6#C9F5F8#CEF5F8#D2F6F9#DBF8FA#E0F9FB#E9FBFC#EDFCFD

Tones of #AEEFF4

#B3EBEF#B8E7EA#BDE2E5#C2DEE0#C7DADB#CCD5D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4B3AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEEFF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEFF4

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AEEFF4: ·

How #AEEFF4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CACBF3Deuteranopia · #C6C2F3Tritanopia · #B1F2F2

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEEFF4 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7
Hidden Meadow
#21425B · #2971A3 · #5EE1E7 · #B6F4F9

Similar colors

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

#ACF0F6#B1F0F7#B2EBF2#B0EFEE#B1F6F7#B6F4F9#A4EBF3#A6F6F1#B9F5F2#B5EAEA#BAECEF#B9F3FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEEFF3  ·  #AEEFF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEFF4?

#AEEFF4 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 239, 244). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFF4?

#AEEFF4 is RGB 174, 239, 244 — HSL 184°, 76%, 82% — CMYK 29%, 2%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #AEEFF4?

Its complement is #F4B3AE; analogous partners are #AEF4D6 and #AECCF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEFF4 for text?

Black text on #AEEFF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.