Palettes / Colors / #AEFFED

#AEFFED — Pale Vivid Teal

#AEFFED 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 #AEFFED 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.

#AEFFED 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 #FFADBF; it also sits naturally between #ADFFC5 and #ADE8FF. 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 100% · Blue 93%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEFFED

.text { color: #AEFFED; }
.background { background-color: #AEFFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEFFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 255, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEFFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 255, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEFFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 255, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFADBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEFFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEFFED

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 #AEFFED 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 #AEFFED 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 #AEFFED?

#AEFFED is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 255, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEFFED?

#AEFFED is RGB 174, 255, 237 — HSL 167°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #AEFFED?

Its complement is #FFADBF; analogous partners are #ADFFC5 and #ADE8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEFFED for text?

Black text on #AEFFED has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.