Palettes / Colors / #AEDEE3
#AEDEE3 — Light Muted Teal
#AEDEE3 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 #AEDEE3 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.
#AEDEE3 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 #E4B4AF; it also sits naturally between #AFE4CF and #AFC4E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDEE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 222, 227 |
| HSL | 186°, 49%, 79% |
| HSV | 186°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 23%, 2%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 57.44, 66.79, 82.54 |
| Yxy | 66.79, 0.2778, 0.3230 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.40, -14.32, -7.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.72, -13.40, -7.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 89%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 2% · 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 #AEDEE3
.text { color: #AEDEE3; }
.background { background-color: #AEDEE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDEE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 222, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 49%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDEE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 222, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDEE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 222, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDEE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDEE3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4B4AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDEE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDEE3
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 #AEDEE3: ·
How #AEDEE3 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 #AEDEE3 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 #AEDEE3?
#AEDEE3 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 222, 227). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDEE3?
#AEDEE3 is RGB 174, 222, 227 — HSL 186°, 49%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 2%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #AEDEE3?
Its complement is #E4B4AF; analogous partners are #AFE4CF and #AFC4E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDEE3 for text?
Black text on #AEDEE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.