Palettes / Colors / #AEDFDB
#AEDFDB — Light Muted Teal
#AEDFDB 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 #AEDFDB 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.
#AEDFDB 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 #DFAFB3; it also sits naturally between #AFDFC3 and #AFCBDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDFDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 223, 219 |
| HSL | 175°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 175°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 2%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.63, 66.89, 76.94 |
| Yxy | 66.89, 0.2825, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.45, -16.54, -3.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.79, -15.40, -3.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 86%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDFDB
.text { color: #AEDFDB; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFDB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDFDB
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Tones of #AEDFDB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFAFB3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDFDB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFDB
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 #AEDFDB: ·
How #AEDFDB 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 #AEDFDB 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 #AEDFDB?
#AEDFDB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFDB?
#AEDFDB is RGB 174, 223, 219 — HSL 175°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 2%, 13%.
What colors go with #AEDFDB?
Its complement is #DFAFB3; analogous partners are #AFDFC3 and #AFCBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDFDB for text?
Black text on #AEDFDB has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.