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#AAEEFE Color

#AAEEFE is rgb(170, 238, 254) in RGB, hsl(191, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 6%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAEEFE
HEX#AAEEFE
RGBrgb(170, 238, 254)
HSLhsl(191, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(191, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 6%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.071 213.9)
LABlab(89.97% -19.19 -14.94)
LCHlch(89.97% 24.32 217.89)

What #AAEEFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAEEFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AAEEFE Channel Values

How #AAEEFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 238 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAEEFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAEEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAEEFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AAEEFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAEEFE.

How #AAEEFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAEEFE
Protanopia#E4E4FE
Protanomaly#D0E8FE
Deuteranopia#DBDBFF
Deuteranomaly#C9E3FF
Tritanopia#A7F0F0
Tritanomaly#A8EFF6
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAEEFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aaeefe: #AAEEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAEEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaeefe': '#AAEEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.933, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_aaeefe">#AAEEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAEEFE"

More Teal Colors

#AAEEFE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAEEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAEEFE?

#AAEEFE is a lightest teal — rgb(170, 238, 254) in RGB and hsl(191, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #AAEEFE?

#AAEEFE is rgb(170, 238, 254) — red 170, green 238, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAEEFE?

#AAEEFE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 6%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAEEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAEEFE scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAEEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAEEFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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