#AAE4E8#AAE4E8
#AAE4E8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.059 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAE4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 228, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 27%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.93, -17.41, -7.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.93, 19.13, 204.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.07% -0.055 -0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.07% 0.059 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8818, 69.8563, 86.7094) |
| Luminance | 0.6986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.46
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.82
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.40
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.56
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.39
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAE4E8 #E8AEAA
analogous
#AAE8CD #AAE4E8 #AAC5E8
triadic
#AAE4E8 #E8AAE4 #E4E8AA
tetradic
#AAE4E8 #CDAAE8 #E8AEAA #C5E8AA
square
#AAE4E8 #CDAAE8 #E8AEAA #C5E8AA
split-complementary
#AAE4E8 #E8AAC5 #E8CDAA
monochromatic
#4AC5CE #7AD5DB #AAE4E8 #DAF3F5 #E7F7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#AAE4E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.97
#AAE4E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAE4E8
14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAE4E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAE4E8 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.97 | 14.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCDFE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0D6E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95E8E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aae4e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 228, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.059 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5ecef',
500: '#aae4e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aae4e8; $custom-light: #c5ecef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aae4e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 228,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.871,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88069,
"c": 0.05912,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.69859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAE4E8
secondary
#C37873
accent
#2B21C5
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FDFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131616
muted
#828485