Palettes / Colors / #AAEEDA
#AAEEDA — Light Teal
#AAEEDA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AAEEDA 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.
#AAEEDA 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 #EEAABE; it also sits naturally between #AAEEB7 and #AAE1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 238, 218 |
| HSL | 162°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 162°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.81, 74.76, 77.61 |
| Yxy | 74.76, 0.2819, 0.3523 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.28, -25.33, 2.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.46, -23.59, 2.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAEEDA
.text { color: #AAEEDA; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AAEEDA
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Tones of #AAEEDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEEDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEDA
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 #AAEEDA: ·
How #AAEEDA 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 #AAEEDA 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 #AAEEDA?
#AAEEDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 238, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEDA?
#AAEEDA is RGB 170, 238, 218 — HSL 162°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEEDA?
Its complement is #EEAABE; analogous partners are #AAEEB7 and #AAE1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEEDA for text?
Black text on #AAEEDA has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.