Palettes / Colors / #AEDDE3

#AEDDE3 — Light Muted Teal

#AEDDE3 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 #AEDDE3 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.

#AEDDE3 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 #E4B5AF; it also sits naturally between #AFE4D0 and #AFC3E4. 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 89%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDDE3

.text { color: #AEDDE3; }
.background { background-color: #AEDDE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDDE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 221, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 49%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDDE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 221, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDDE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 221, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDDE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDDE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEDDE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4B5AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDDE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDDE3

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 #AEDDE3 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 #AEDDE3 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

← #AEDDE2  ·  #AEDDE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDDE3?

#AEDDE3 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 221, 227). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDDE3?

#AEDDE3 is RGB 174, 221, 227 — HSL 187°, 49%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 3%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #AEDDE3?

Its complement is #E4B5AF; analogous partners are #AFE4D0 and #AFC3E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDDE3 for text?

Black text on #AEDDE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.