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#aefaef color: Pale King’s Blue

#aefaef is rgb(174, 250, 239) in RGB and oklch(93.254% 0.07623 184.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

93.3%
0.076
185°
  • Teal
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Electric blue
  • teal-200
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.19:1Hard to read
Lc -10
Black text
17.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 95

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About #aefaef

#aefaef is a pastel very light teal color. In OKLCH it has 93.3% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.19:1 contrast and black text 17.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#abf5ed). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-200.

More very light teal colors

Lighter: #aefaef mixed with white

  1. aefaef
  2. b7fbf1
  3. c0fbf2
  4. c8fcf4
  5. d1fcf5
  6. d9fdf7
  7. e1fdf9
  8. e8fefa
  9. f0fefc
  10. f8fffd

Darker: #aefaef mixed with black

  1. aefaef
  2. 97d9d0
  3. 80bab1
  4. 6a9b94
  5. 557d78
  6. 41615c
  7. 2e4642
  8. 1c2d2a
  9. 0b1514
  10. 010303

Calmer: #aefaef with less saturation

  1. aefaef
  2. b5f8ee
  3. bbf7ee
  4. c2f5ed
  5. c8f3ec
  6. cef2ec
  7. d3f0eb
  8. d9eeea
  9. deecea
  10. e3eae9

Questions about #aefaef

What color is #aefaef?

#aefaef is pastel very light teal. The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue. In RGB it is rgb(174, 250, 239), in HSL hsl(171.32, 88.37%, 83.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.254% 0.07623 184.722).

What colors go well with #aefaef?

The complementary color of #aefaef is #ffd9e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c1f8d2 and #adf7ff. The triadic partners are #f3deff and #ffdfb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aefaef?

Black text reads better on #aefaef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and black gives 17.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aefaef a warm or cool color?

#aefaef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 93.3% and its chroma 0.076.