Palettes / Colors / #AEDCE0

#AEDCE0 — Light Muted Teal

#AEDCE0 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 #AEDCE0 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.

#AEDCE0 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 #E0B2AE; it also sits naturally between #AEE0CB and #AEC3E0. 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 88%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDCE0

.text { color: #AEDCE0; }
.background { background-color: #AEDCE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDCE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 220, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 45%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDCE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 220, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDCE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 220, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDCE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDCE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0B2AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDCE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDCE0

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 #AEDCE0 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 #AEDCE0 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

← #AEDCDF  ·  #AEDCE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDCE0?

#AEDCE0 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 220, 224). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDCE0?

#AEDCE0 is RGB 174, 220, 224 — HSL 185°, 45%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 2%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #AEDCE0?

Its complement is #E0B2AE; analogous partners are #AEE0CB and #AEC3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDCE0 for text?

Black text on #AEDCE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.