Palettes / Colors / #AEC8CA

#AEC8CA — Light Dusty Teal

#AEC8CA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AEC8CA 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.

#AEC8CA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBB1AF; it also sits naturally between #AFCBBF and #AFBBCB. 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 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEC8CA

.text { color: #AEC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #AEC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 21%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 200, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEC8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBB1AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEC8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEC8CA

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 #AEC8CA 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 #AEC8CA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEC8CA?

#AEC8CA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEC8CA?

#AEC8CA is RGB 174, 200, 202 — HSL 184°, 21%, 74% — CMYK 14%, 1%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AEC8CA?

Its complement is #CBB1AF; analogous partners are #AFCBBF and #AFBBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEC8CA for text?

Black text on #AEC8CA has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.