Palettes / Colors / #AEDEEC
#AEDEEC — Light Teal
#AEDEEC 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 #AEDEEC 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.
#AEDEEC 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 #ECBBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACECDB and #ACBDEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 222, 236 |
| HSL | 194°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 194°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 26%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.72, 67.30, 89.25 |
| Yxy | 67.30, 0.2728, 0.3126 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.65, -12.32, -11.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.03, -11.60, -11.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDEEC
.text { color: #AEDEEC; }
.background { background-color: #AEDEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 222, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 222, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 222, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDEEC
Tints of #AEDEEC
Tones of #AEDEEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECBBAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDEEC
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 #AEDEEC: ·
How #AEDEEC 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 #AEDEEC 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 #AEDEEC?
#AEDEEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 222, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDEEC?
#AEDEEC is RGB 174, 222, 236 — HSL 194°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AEDEEC?
Its complement is #ECBBAC; analogous partners are #ACECDB and #ACBDEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDEEC for text?
Black text on #AEDEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.