Pale turquoise

#aef2e2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale turquoise is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #aef2e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aef2e2
RGB174, 242, 226
HSL166, 72%, 82%
HSV166, 28%, 95%
CMYK28%, 0%, 7%, 5%
Lab90.78, -24.45, 0.9
XYZ62.94, 77.99, 83.69
Decimal11465442
Web safe#99ffcc
Pantone332 C
Pantone332 CHex#aef2e2Rgb174 242 226Cmyk28 0 7 5Lab91 -24 1Darker#33deb6Deep#70e8ccLighter#e6faf5

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 0, 7, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aef2e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 0 7 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 4 10 11
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #aef2e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aef2e2; }
.text { color: #aef2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aef2e2; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aef2e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.27:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.60:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aef2e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aef2e2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aef2e2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #aef2e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.