Palettes / Colors / #AEF8FD
#AEF8FD — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEF8FD 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 #AEF8FD 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.
#AEF8FD 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 #FDB5AF; it also sits naturally between #AFFDDB and #AFD1FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEF8FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 248, 253 |
| HSL | 184°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 184°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 31%, 2%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.75, 83.23, 105.37 |
| Yxy | 83.23, 0.2672, 0.3234 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.11, -21.48, -9.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.23, -20.57, -9.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 97% · Blue 99%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEF8FD
.text { color: #AEF8FD; }
.background { background-color: #AEF8FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF8FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 248, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF8FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 248, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF8FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 248, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEF8FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF8FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDB5AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEF8FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF8FD
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 #AEF8FD: ·
How #AEF8FD 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 #AEF8FD 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 #AEF8FD?
#AEF8FD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 248, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF8FD?
#AEF8FD is RGB 174, 248, 253 — HSL 184°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 2%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #AEF8FD?
Its complement is #FDB5AF; analogous partners are #AFFDDB and #AFD1FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEF8FD for text?
Black text on #AEF8FD has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.