Palettes / Colors / #AEFEF5
#AEFEF5 — Pale Vivid Teal
#AEFEF5 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 #AEFEF5 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.
#AEFEF5 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 | #AEFEF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 254, 245 |
| HSL | 173°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 173°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 4%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.38, 86.47, 99.42 |
| Yxy | 86.47, 0.2718, 0.3388 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.52, -26.16, -3.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.99, -24.99, -3.49 |
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 #AEFEF5
.text { color: #AEFEF5; }
.background { background-color: #AEFEF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEFEF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 254, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEFEF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 254, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEFEF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 254, 245, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEFEF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEFEF5">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 | 18.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEFEF5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEFEF5
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 #AEFEF5: ·
How #AEFEF5 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 #AEFEF5 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 #AEFEF5?
#AEFEF5 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 254, 245). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEFEF5?
#AEFEF5 is RGB 174, 254, 245 — HSL 173°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 4%, 0%.
What colors go with #AEFEF5?
Its complement is #FEAEB8; analogous partners are #AEFECD and #AEE0FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEFEF5 for text?
Black text on #AEFEF5 has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.