Palettes / Colors / #AEDBD8

#AEDBD8 — Light Muted Teal

#AEDBD8 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#AEDBD8 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 #DBAEB1; it also sits naturally between #AEDBC1 and #AEC7DB. 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 86% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDBD8

.text { color: #AEDBD8; }
.background { background-color: #AEDBD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDBD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 219, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDBD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 219, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDBD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 219, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDBD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDBD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBAEB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDBD8: #000000.

How #AEDBD8 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 #AEDBD8 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

← #AEDBD7  ·  #AEDBD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDBD8?

#AEDBD8 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 219, 216). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDBD8?

#AEDBD8 is RGB 174, 219, 216 — HSL 176°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #AEDBD8?

Its complement is #DBAEB1; analogous partners are #AEDBC1 and #AEC7DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDBD8 for text?

Black text on #AEDBD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.