Palettes / Colors / #AEFEF4
#AEFEF4 — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEFEF4 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 #AEFEF4 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.
#AEFEF4 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 #FEAEB8; it also sits naturally between #AEFECD and #AEE0FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEFEF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 254, 244 |
| HSL | 173°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 173°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 4%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.23, 86.41, 98.62 |
| Yxy | 86.41, 0.2723, 0.3399 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.49, -26.38, -3.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.96, -25.18, -3.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 100% · Blue 96%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEFEF4
.text { color: #AEFEF4; }
.background { background-color: #AEFEF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEFEF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 254, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEFEF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 254, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEFEF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 254, 244, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEFEF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEFEF4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEAEB8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEFEF4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEFEF4
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 #AEFEF4: ·
How #AEFEF4 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 #AEFEF4 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 #AEFEF4?
#AEFEF4 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 254, 244). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEFEF4?
#AEFEF4 is RGB 174, 254, 244 — HSL 173°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 4%, 0%.
What colors go with #AEFEF4?
Its complement is #FEAEB8; analogous partners are #AEFECD and #AEE0FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEFEF4 for text?
Black text on #AEFEF4 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.