Palettes / Colors / #AAEEDB
#AAEEDB — Light Teal
#AAEEDB 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 #AAEEDB 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.
#AAEEDB 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 #EEAABD; it also sits naturally between #AAEEB9 and #AADFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAEEDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 238, 219 |
| HSL | 163°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 163°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.94, 74.81, 78.30 |
| Yxy | 74.81, 0.2813, 0.3511 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.30, -25.12, 2.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.49, -23.41, 2.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 86%
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 #AAEEDB
.text { color: #AAEEDB; }
.background { background-color: #AAEEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 238, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 238, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 238, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAEEDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEEDB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AAEEDB
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Tones of #AAEEDB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAEEDB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEEDB
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 #AAEEDB: ·
How #AAEEDB 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 #AAEEDB 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 #AAEEDB?
#AAEEDB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 238, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEEDB?
#AAEEDB is RGB 170, 238, 219 — HSL 163°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAEEDB?
Its complement is #EEAABD; analogous partners are #AAEEB9 and #AADFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAEEDB for text?
Black text on #AAEEDB has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.