#AAE4E9#AAE4E9
#AAE4E9 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.059 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAE4E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 228, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 27%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.95, -17.19, -8.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.95, 19.13, 206.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.1% -0.0546 -0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.1% 0.059 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0243, 69.9132, 87.4596) |
| Luminance | 0.6992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.24
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.24
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.48
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.40
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAE4E9 #E9AFAA
analogous
#AAE9CF #AAE4E9 #AAC5E9
triadic
#AAE4E9 #E9AAE4 #E4E9AA
tetradic
#AAE4E9 #CFAAE9 #E9AFAA #C5E9AA
square
#AAE4E9 #CFAAE9 #E9AFAA #C5E9AA
split-complementary
#AAE4E9 #E9AAC5 #E9CFAA
monochromatic
#49C5D0 #79D5DC #AAE4E9 #DBF3F6 #E7F7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#AAE4E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.98
#AAE4E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAE4E9
14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAE4E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAE4E9 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.98 | 14.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBDFE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0D6E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95E9E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aae4e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 228, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.059 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5ecf0',
500: '#aae4e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aae4e9; $custom-light: #c5ecf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aae4e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 228,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.762,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88101,
"c": 0.05925,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.69916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAE4E9
secondary
#C57973
accent
#2C1FC7
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FDFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131616
muted
#828485