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#AEF9FF Color

#AEF9FF is rgb(174, 249, 255) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEF9FF
HEX#AEF9FF
RGBrgb(174, 249, 255)
HSLhsl(184, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(184, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.074 202.3)
LABlab(93.19% -22.87 -10.68)
LCHlch(93.19% 25.24 205.04)

What #AEF9FF 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 #AEF9FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 2.57Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 3.62Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 5.65Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.76Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 10.9Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 11.45

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

#AEF9FF Channel Values

How #AEF9FF 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 249 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEF9FF 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEF9FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEF9FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEF9FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEF9FF
Complementary
#FFB3AD
Analogous
#ADFFDC
Analogous
#ADD1FF
Triadic
#FFADFA
Triadic
#FAFFAD
Split comp.
#FFADD1
Split comp.
#FFDCAD

Tints & Shades of #AEF9FF

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

#B8FAFF
#C2FBFF
#CCFCFF
#D6FCFF
#E0FDFF
#EBFEFF

Shades

#75F6FF
#38F2FF
#00EEFF
#00B5C2
#00818A
#00474D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEF9FF.

How #AEF9FF 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#AEF9FF
Protanopia#EEEEFF
Protanomaly#D8F3FF
Deuteranopia#E4E4FF
Deuteranomaly#D0EDFF
Tritanopia#ADFAFA
Tritanomaly#ADF9FC
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEF9FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aef9ff: #AEF9FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEF9FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aef9ff': '#AEF9FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.976, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_aef9ff">#AEF9FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEF9FF"

More Teal Colors

#AEF9FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEF9FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEF9FF?

#AEF9FF is a lightest teal — rgb(174, 249, 255) in RGB and hsl(184, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #AEF9FF?

#AEF9FF is rgb(174, 249, 255) — red 174, green 249, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEF9FF?

#AEF9FF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEF9FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEF9FF scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEF9FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEF9FF 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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