#AAE8EA#AAE8EA
#AAE8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.722; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.063 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 60%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 27%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.06, -18.96, -7.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.06, 20.32, 201.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.99% -0.0592 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.99% 0.063 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2807, 72.1968, 88.5851) |
| Luminance | 0.7220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 1.51
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.77
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.14
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.38
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 4.91
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAE8EA #EAACAA
analogous
#AAEACC #AAE8EA #AAC8EA
triadic
#AAE8EA #EAAAE8 #E8EAAA
tetradic
#AAE8EA #CCAAEA #EAACAA #C8EAAA
square
#AAE8EA #CCAAEA #EAACAA #C8EAAA
split-complementary
#AAE8EA #EAAAC8 #EACCAA
monochromatic
#48CDD2 #79DBDE #AAE8EA #DBF5F6 #E6F8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#AAE8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.44
#AAE8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAE8EA
15.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAE8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAE8EA | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.44 | 15.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0E2EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3D9EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94ECE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aae8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.063 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5eff0',
500: '#aae8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aae8ea; $custom-light: #c5eff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aae8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.875,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88993,
"c": 0.06251,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAE8EA
secondary
#C67572
accent
#231DC8
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F9FEFE
border
#D2D6D6
text
#131616
muted
#828585