Palettes / Colors / #AEF4EE
#AEF4EE — Pale Teal
#AEF4EE 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 #AEF4EE 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.
#AEF4EE 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 #F4AEB4; it also sits naturally between #AEF4CB and #AED7F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEF4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 244, 238 |
| HSL | 175°, 76%, 82% |
| HSV | 175°, 29%, 96% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 2%, 4% |
| XYZ | 65.24, 79.87, 92.87 |
| Yxy | 79.87, 0.2741, 0.3356 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.63, -22.86, -4.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.37, -21.67, -4.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 96% · Blue 93%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEF4EE
.text { color: #AEF4EE; }
.background { background-color: #AEF4EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF4EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 244, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 76%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF4EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 244, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF4EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 244, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEF4EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF4EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4AEB4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEF4EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF4EE
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 #AEF4EE: ·
How #AEF4EE 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 #AEF4EE 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 #AEF4EE?
#AEF4EE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 244, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF4EE?
#AEF4EE is RGB 174, 244, 238 — HSL 175°, 76%, 82% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 2%, 4%.
What colors go with #AEF4EE?
Its complement is #F4AEB4; analogous partners are #AEF4CB and #AED7F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEF4EE for text?
Black text on #AEF4EE has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.