Palettes / Colors / #AEDEE8
#AEDEE8 — Light Teal
#AEDEE8 is a teal color we call Light 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 #AEDEE8 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.
#AEDEE8 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 #E9B9AF; it also sits naturally between #AFE9D6 and #AFC2E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDEE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 222, 232 |
| HSL | 190°, 56%, 80% |
| HSV | 190°, 25%, 91% |
| CMYK | 25%, 4%, 0%, 9% |
| XYZ | 58.14, 67.07, 86.22 |
| Yxy | 67.07, 0.2750, 0.3172 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.54, -13.22, -9.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.89, -12.41, -9.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 91%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDEE8
.text { color: #AEDEE8; }
.background { background-color: #AEDEE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDEE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 222, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 56%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDEE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 222, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDEE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 222, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDEE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDEE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDEE8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9B9AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDEE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDEE8
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 #AEDEE8: ·
How #AEDEE8 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 #AEDEE8 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 #AEDEE8?
#AEDEE8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 222, 232). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDEE8?
#AEDEE8 is RGB 174, 222, 232 — HSL 190°, 56%, 80% — CMYK 25%, 4%, 0%, 9%.
What colors go with #AEDEE8?
Its complement is #E9B9AF; analogous partners are #AFE9D6 and #AFC2E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDEE8 for text?
Black text on #AEDEE8 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.