Palettes / Colors / #AAEDEA
#AAEDEA — Light Teal
#AAEDEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AAEDEA 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.
#AAEDEA 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 #EDABAE; it also sits naturally between #ABEDC9 and #ABCFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEDEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 237, 234 |
| HSL | 177°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 177°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.71, 75.05, 89.08 |
| Yxy | 75.05, 0.2733, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.42, -21.43, -5.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.63, -20.15, -5.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEDEA
.text { color: #AAEDEA; }
.background { background-color: #AAEDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 237, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEDEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDABAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEDEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEDEA
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 #AAEDEA: ·
How #AAEDEA 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 #AAEDEA 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 #AAEDEA?
#AAEDEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 237, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEDEA?
#AAEDEA is RGB 170, 237, 234 — HSL 177°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEDEA?
Its complement is #EDABAE; analogous partners are #ABEDC9 and #ABCFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEDEA for text?
Black text on #AAEDEA has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.