Palettes / Colors / #AEDDDC

#AEDDDC — Light Muted Teal

#AEDDDC is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AEDDDC 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.

#AEDDDC 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 #DCACAD; it also sits naturally between #ACDCC4 and #ACC5DC. 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 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDDDC

.text { color: #AEDDDC; }
.background { background-color: #AEDDDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDDDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 221, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDDDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 221, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDDDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 221, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCACAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDDDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDDDC

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 #AEDDDC 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 #AEDDDC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDDDC?

#AEDDDC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 221, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDDDC?

#AEDDDC is RGB 174, 221, 220 — HSL 179°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEDDDC?

Its complement is #DCACAD; analogous partners are #ACDCC4 and #ACC5DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDDDC for text?

Black text on #AEDDDC has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.