Palettes / Colors / #AEDFDD
#AEDFDD — Light Muted Teal
#AEDFDD 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 #AEDFDD 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.
#AEDFDD 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 #DFAFB0; it also sits naturally between #AFDFC5 and #AFC9DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 223, 221 |
| HSL | 178°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 178°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 1%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.89, 66.99, 78.34 |
| Yxy | 66.99, 0.2813, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.50, -16.12, -4.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.85, -15.03, -4.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 87%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDFDD
.text { color: #AEDFDD; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDFDD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFAFB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDFDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFDD
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 #AEDFDD: ·
How #AEDFDD 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 #AEDFDD 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 #AEDFDD?
#AEDFDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 223, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFDD?
#AEDFDD is RGB 174, 223, 221 — HSL 178°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 1%, 13%.
What colors go with #AEDFDD?
Its complement is #DFAFB0; analogous partners are #AFDFC5 and #AFC9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDFDD for text?
Black text on #AEDFDD has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.