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#AEEAEA Color

#AEEAEA is rgb(174, 234, 234) in RGB, hsl(180, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEEAEA
HEX#AEEAEA
RGBrgb(174, 234, 234)
HSLhsl(180, 59%, 80%)
HSVhsv(180, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.061 196.1)
LABlab(88.63% -19.64 -6.49)
LCHlch(88.63% 20.69 198.29)

What #AEEAEA 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 #AEEAEA, 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.

#AEEAEA Channel Values

How #AEEAEA 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 174 · G 234 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 59% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEEAEA 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEEAEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEEAEA; 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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Tints & Shades of #AEEAEA

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.

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Shades

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

How #AEEAEA 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#AEEAEA
Protanopia#E1E1EA
Protanomaly#CFE5EA
Deuteranopia#D9D9EB
Deuteranomaly#C9E0EB
Tritanopia#AEEAEA
Tritanomaly#AEEAEA
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #AEEAEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeeaea: #AEEAEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEEAEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeeaea': '#AEEAEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.918, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_aeeaea">#AEEAEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEEAEA"

More Teal Colors

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

#AEEAEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEEAEA?

#AEEAEA is a lightest teal — rgb(174, 234, 234) in RGB and hsl(180, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.53.

What is the RGB value of #AEEAEA?

#AEEAEA is rgb(174, 234, 234) — red 174, green 234, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEEAEA?

#AEEAEA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEEAEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEEAEA scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEEAEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEEAEA 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 1.53, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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