Palettes / Colors / #AEDDE4
#AEDDE4 — Light Muted Teal
#AEDDE4 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 #AEDDE4 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.
#AEDDE4 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 #E4B6AF; it also sits naturally between #AFE4D1 and #AFC2E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDDE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 221, 228 |
| HSL | 188°, 50%, 79% |
| HSV | 188°, 24%, 89% |
| CMYK | 24%, 3%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 57.32, 66.31, 83.18 |
| Yxy | 66.31, 0.2771, 0.3207 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.16, -13.59, -8.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.43, -12.72, -8.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 89%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDDE4
.text { color: #AEDDE4; }
.background { background-color: #AEDDE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDDE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 221, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDDE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 221, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDDE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 221, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDDE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDDE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDDE4
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Tones of #AEDDE4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4B6AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDDE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDDE4
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 #AEDDE4: ·
How #AEDDE4 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 #AEDDE4 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 #AEDDE4?
#AEDDE4 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 221, 228). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDDE4?
#AEDDE4 is RGB 174, 221, 228 — HSL 188°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 24%, 3%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #AEDDE4?
Its complement is #E4B6AF; analogous partners are #AFE4D1 and #AFC2E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDDE4 for text?
Black text on #AEDDE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.