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#AEECF4 Color

#AEECF4 is rgb(174, 236, 244) in RGB, hsl(187, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEECF4
HEX#AEECF4
RGBrgb(174, 236, 244)
HSLhsl(187, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(187, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.063 206)
LABlab(89.41% -18.87 -10.55)
LCHlch(89.41% 21.62 209.21)

What #AEECF4 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 #AEECF4, 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.

#AEECF4 Channel Values

How #AEECF4 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 236 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEECF4 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEECF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEECF4; 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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Tints & Shades of #AEECF4

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 #AEECF4.

How #AEECF4 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#AEECF4
Protanopia#E3E3F4
Protanomaly#D0E7F4
Deuteranopia#DADAF5
Deuteranomaly#CAE1F5
Tritanopia#ACEDED
Tritanomaly#ADEDF0
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEECF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeecf4: #AEECF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEECF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeecf4': '#AEECF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.925, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_aeecf4">#AEECF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEECF4"

More Teal Colors

#AEECF4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEECF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEECF4?

#AEECF4 is a lightest teal — rgb(174, 236, 244) in RGB and hsl(187, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #AEECF4?

#AEECF4 is rgb(174, 236, 244) — red 174, green 236, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEECF4?

#AEECF4 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEECF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEECF4 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEECF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEECF4 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 4.15, which is very hard to tell apart.

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