Palettes / Colors / #AADDED
#AADDED — Light Teal
#AADDED is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AADDED when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AADDED is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EDBAAB; it also sits naturally between #ABEDDB and #ABBDED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AADDED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 221, 237 |
| HSL | 194°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 194°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 7%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.72, 66.37, 89.89 |
| Yxy | 66.37, 0.2697, 0.3102 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.19, -12.73, -13.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.47, -11.94, -13.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AADDED
.text { color: #AADDED; }
.background { background-color: #AADDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AADDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 221, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AADDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 221, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AADDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 221, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AADDED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AADDED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AADDED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDBAAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AADDED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AADDED
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AADDED: ·
How #AADDED looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AADDED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AADDED?
#AADDED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 221, 237). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AADDED?
#AADDED is RGB 170, 221, 237 — HSL 194°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 7%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AADDED?
Its complement is #EDBAAB; analogous partners are #ABEDDB and #ABBDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AADDED for text?
Black text on #AADDED has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.