Palettes / Colors / #AEF8FF

#AEF8FF — Pale Vivid Teal

#AEF8FF 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 #AEF8FF 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.

#AEF8FF 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 #FFB4AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFDD and #ADCFFF. 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 97% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEF8FF

.text { color: #AEF8FF; }
.background { background-color: #AEF8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 248, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 248, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 248, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEF8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB4AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEF8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF8FF

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 #AEF8FF 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 #AEF8FF 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

← #AEF8FE  ·  #AEF900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEF8FF?

#AEF8FF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 248, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF8FF?

#AEF8FF is RGB 174, 248, 255 — HSL 185°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 3%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AEF8FF?

Its complement is #FFB4AD; analogous partners are #ADFFDD and #ADCFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEF8FF for text?

Black text on #AEF8FF has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.