Palettes / Colors / #AEF4EF

#AEF4EF — Pale Teal

#AEF4EF 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 #AEF4EF 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.

#AEF4EF 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 #F4AEB3; it also sits naturally between #AEF4CC and #AED6F4. 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 96% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEF4EF

.text { color: #AEF4EF; }
.background { background-color: #AEF4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 244, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 76%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 244, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 244, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEF4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF4EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4AEB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEF4EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF4EF

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:

How #AEF4EF 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 #AEF4EF 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 #AEF4EF?

#AEF4EF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 244, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF4EF?

#AEF4EF is RGB 174, 244, 239 — HSL 176°, 76%, 82% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #AEF4EF?

Its complement is #F4AEB3; analogous partners are #AEF4CC and #AED6F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEF4EF for text?

Black text on #AEF4EF has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.