Palettes / Colors / #AEDCDE
#AEDCDE — Light Muted Teal
#AEDCDE is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #AEDCDE 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.
#AEDCDE 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 #DEB2AF; it also sits naturally between #AFDEC9 and #AFC5DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 220, 222 |
| HSL | 183°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 183°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.23, 65.46, 78.78 |
| Yxy | 65.46, 0.2805, 0.3265 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.72, -14.39, -5.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.91, -13.41, -5.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDCDE
.text { color: #AEDCDE; }
.background { background-color: #AEDCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 220, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDCDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDCDE
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Tones of #AEDCDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEB2AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDCDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDCDE
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 #AEDCDE: ·
How #AEDCDE 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 #AEDCDE 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 #AEDCDE?
#AEDCDE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDCDE?
#AEDCDE is RGB 174, 220, 222 — HSL 183°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #AEDCDE?
Its complement is #DEB2AF; analogous partners are #AFDEC9 and #AFC5DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDCDE for text?
Black text on #AEDCDE has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.