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#AEF8FF closest to Ice Citadel

#AEF8FF is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Ice Citadel. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 97.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(174, 248, 255)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AEF8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.67:1.

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Variations of #AEF8FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEF8FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEF8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEF8FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFE7FF
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDF2FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEF2FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE7FF
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2EDFF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90FEFA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A3FAFD
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEEFF0

#AEF8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#AEF8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.67:1 Super#AEF8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEF8FF in CSS

/* Ice Citadel */
.color { color: #AEF8FF; }
.background { background-color: #AEF8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEF8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 248 255);
color: hsl(185 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.933 0.073 203.4);

#AEF8FF FAQ

What color is #AEF8FF?

#AEF8FF is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Ice Citadel. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEF8FF?

#AEF8FF is rgb(174, 248, 255) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEF8FF?

The complementary color of #AEF8FF is #FFB5AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEF8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEF8FF: 17.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEF8FF a warm or cool color?

#AEF8FF is a cool color.