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#AEF0FA — Pale Vivid Teal

#AEF0FA 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 #AEF0FA 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.

#AEF0FA 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 #FAB8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEFADE and #AEC9FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEF0FA · RGB 174, 240, 250

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Color values

HEX#AEF0FA
RGB174, 240, 250
HSL188°, 88%, 83%
HSV188°, 30%, 98%
CMYK30%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ65.87, 78.22, 102.07
Yxy78.22, 0.2676, 0.3178
CIE-Lab90.88, -18.22, -11.46
Hunter Lab88.44, -17.38, -11.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 98%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEF0FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEF0FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEF0FA

.text { color: #AEF0FA; }
.background { background-color: #AEF0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 240, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 240, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 240, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEF0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF0FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEF0FA

#87E8F7#61E1F5#3ADAF2#14D3F0#0DB9D3#0B97AD#097586#065460#04323A#011113

Tints of #AEF0FA

#B2F1FA#BCF2FB#C1F3FB#C5F4FB#CFF6FC#D4F7FC#D9F8FD#DDF9FD#E7FAFD#ECFBFE

Tones of #AEF0FA

#B3EBF4#B8E8EF#BEE4E9#C3E0E4#C9DCDE#CED8D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAB8AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEF0FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF0FA

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 #AEF0FA: ·

How #AEF0FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCBF8Deuteranopia · #C7C2F7Tritanopia · #B1F6F5

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 #AEF0FA rather than the exact color:

Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7
Hidden Meadow
#21425B · #2971A3 · #5EE1E7 · #B6F4F9
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7

Similar colors

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

#B1F0F7#ACF0F6#B1F6F7#B6F4F9#B2EBF2#A6F6FF#B9F3FC#B0EFEE#B8E8FC#A4EBF3#A7E6FF#A6F6F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEF0F9  ·  #AEF0FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEF0FA?

#AEF0FA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 240, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF0FA?

#AEF0FA is RGB 174, 240, 250 — HSL 188°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEF0FA?

Its complement is #FAB8AE; analogous partners are #AEFADE and #AEC9FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEF0FA for text?

Black text on #AEF0FA has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.