Color

#AEFFD9

Very light cool teal. Nearest reference color: Magic mint.

RGB

0–255

174

255

217

CMYK

0–100%

31.76%

14.9%

RGB describes how #AEFFD9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 174, green 255 and blue 217.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 31.76%, magenta 0%, yellow 14.9% and black 0%.

HSL values

H 151.85° S 100% L 84.12%

In the HSL color model, #AEFFD9 has a hue of 151.85°, 100% saturation and 84.12% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#AEFFD9 is a very light, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #AEFFD9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #AEFFD9

RGB rgb(174, 255, 217)

HSL hsl(151.85 100% 84.12%)

OKLCH oklch(0.937469 0.094918 163.6279)

CSS --color: #AEFFD9;

Tints of #AEFFD9

Tints are lighter variations of #AEFFD9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C1FFE1 #BCFFDF #B8FFDD #B3FFDB #AEFFD9

Shades of #AEFFD9

Shades are darker variations of #AEFFD9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#AEFFD9 #6CBC98 #2A7C5C #003F2A #000804

Tones of #AEFFD9

Tones reduce the chroma of #AEFFD9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#AEFFD9 #BDFBDD #CAF7E0 #D7F2E4 #E2EDE8

Tonal range of #AEFFD9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #AEFFD9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C1FFE1 #BCFFDF #B8FFDD #B3FFDB #AEFFD9 #6CBC98 #2A7C5C #003F2A #000804

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C1FFE1;
    --color-200: #BCFFDF;
    --color-300: #B8FFDD;
    --color-400: #B3FFDB;
    --color-500: #AEFFD9;
    --color-600: #6CBC98;
    --color-700: #2A7C5C;
    --color-800: #003F2A;
    --color-900: #000804;
}

Colors that go with #AEFFD9

Color harmonies for #AEFFD9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#AEFFD9 #FFE0F1

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#D1F9B8 #AEFFD9 #9AFFFC

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#AEFFD9 #E7E8FF #FFE4D9

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#AEFFD9 #F5E3FF #FFE2E4

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#AEFFD9 #DDECFF #FFE0F1 #FFE6C7

CSS gradients with #AEFFD9

These gradients show how #AEFFD9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#AEFFD9 #C5FFE3 #DAFFEC #EDFFF6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEFFD9, #C5FFE3, #DAFFEC, #EDFFF6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#AEFFD9 #75AE93 #416353 #13221B #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEFFD9, #75AE93, #416353, #13221B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#AEFFD9 #E4F3B5 #FFE6C6 #FFE3DE #FFE0F1

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEFFD9, #E4F3B5, #FFE6C6, #FFE3DE, #FFE0F1);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #AEFFD9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.16:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

18.11:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.8553 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #AEFFD9 as the background.

background-color: #AEFFD9;
color: #000000;

Using #AEFFD9 in design

See how #AEFFD9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#AEFFD9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #AEFFD9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BCFFDF

#AEFFD9

#003F2A

Colors similar to #AEFFD9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #AEFFD9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFFFF #94E4BF #C7F8DF #B9FECD #A8FFE5 #E7FFED #98F2D8

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #AEFFD9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #FCF4D7 Deuteranopia #EEEADB Tritanopia #9CFFF4

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #AEFFD9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 65.7356
Y: 85.525
Z: 78.6765

CIELAB

L*: 94.1089
a*: -32.4357
b*: 10.373

OKLab

L: 0.937469
a: -0.09107
b: 0.026755

OKLCH

L: 0.937469
C: 0.094918
H: 163.6279°