Palettes / Colors / #AEDDE5
#AEDDE5 — Light Muted Teal
#AEDDE5 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 #AEDDE5 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.
#AEDDE5 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 #E5B6AE; it also sits naturally between #AEE5D2 and #AEC1E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDDE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 221, 229 |
| HSL | 189°, 51%, 79% |
| HSV | 189°, 24%, 90% |
| CMYK | 24%, 3%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 57.45, 66.37, 83.91 |
| Yxy | 66.37, 0.2766, 0.3195 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.18, -13.37, -8.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.47, -12.52, -8.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 90%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDDE5
.text { color: #AEDDE5; }
.background { background-color: #AEDDE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDDE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 221, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDDE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 221, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDDE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 221, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDDE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDDE5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDDE5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5B6AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDDE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDDE5
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 #AEDDE5: ·
How #AEDDE5 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 #AEDDE5 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 #AEDDE5?
#AEDDE5 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 221, 229). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDDE5?
#AEDDE5 is RGB 174, 221, 229 — HSL 189°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 24%, 3%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #AEDDE5?
Its complement is #E5B6AE; analogous partners are #AEE5D2 and #AEC1E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDDE5 for text?
Black text on #AEDDE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.