Palettes / Colors / #AEDBE8
#AEDBE8 — Light Teal
#AEDBE8 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AEDBE8 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.
#AEDBE8 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 #E9BCAF; it also sits naturally between #AFE9D8 and #AFC0E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDBE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 219, 232 |
| HSL | 193°, 56%, 80% |
| HSV | 193°, 25%, 91% |
| CMYK | 25%, 6%, 0%, 9% |
| XYZ | 57.35, 65.49, 85.96 |
| Yxy | 65.49, 0.2747, 0.3136 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.73, -11.69, -11.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.92, -10.96, -11.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 86% · Blue 91%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDBE8
.text { color: #AEDBE8; }
.background { background-color: #AEDBE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDBE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 219, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 56%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDBE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 219, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDBE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 219, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDBE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDBE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDBE8
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Tones of #AEDBE8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9BCAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDBE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDBE8
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 #AEDBE8: ·
How #AEDBE8 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 #AEDBE8 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 #AEDBE8?
#AEDBE8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 219, 232). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDBE8?
#AEDBE8 is RGB 174, 219, 232 — HSL 193°, 56%, 80% — CMYK 25%, 6%, 0%, 9%.
What colors go with #AEDBE8?
Its complement is #E9BCAF; analogous partners are #AFE9D8 and #AFC0E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDBE8 for text?
Black text on #AEDBE8 has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.