Palettes / Colors / #AED0BE
#AED0BE — Light Dusty Green
#AED0BE is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AED0BE 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.
#AED0BE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #D0AEC0; it also sits naturally between #AFD0AE and #AED0CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 208, 190 |
| HSL | 148°, 27%, 75% |
| HSV | 148°, 16%, 82% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 9%, 18% |
| XYZ | 49.31, 57.83, 57.28 |
| Yxy | 57.83, 0.2999, 0.3517 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.64, -14.81, 5.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.04, -13.49, 4.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 75%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED0BE
.text { color: #AED0BE; }
.background { background-color: #AED0BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED0BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 208, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 27%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED0BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 208, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED0BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 208, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED0BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED0BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0AEC0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED0BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED0BE
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 #AED0BE: ·
How #AED0BE 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 #AED0BE 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 #AED0BE?
#AED0BE is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 174, 208, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED0BE?
#AED0BE is RGB 174, 208, 190 — HSL 148°, 27%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 9%, 18%.
What colors go with #AED0BE?
Its complement is #D0AEC0; analogous partners are #AFD0AE and #AED0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED0BE for text?
Black text on #AED0BE has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.