Palettes / Colors / #ADECED

#ADECED — Light Teal

#ADECED 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 #ADECED 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.

#ADECED 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 #EDACAB; it also sits naturally between #ABEDCD and #ABCBED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADECED

.text { color: #ADECED; }
.background { background-color: #ADECED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADECED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 236, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADECED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 236, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADECED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 236, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADECED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADECED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADECED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDACAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADECED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADECED

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:

How #ADECED 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 #ADECED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADECEC  ·  #ADECEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADECED?

#ADECED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 236, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADECED?

#ADECED is RGB 173, 236, 237 — HSL 181°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ADECED?

Its complement is #EDACAB; analogous partners are #ABEDCD and #ABCBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADECED for text?

Black text on #ADECED has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.