Palettes / Colors / #AEDFDF

#AEDFDF — Light Muted Teal

#AEDFDF 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 #AEDFDF 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.

#AEDFDF 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 #DFAFAF; it also sits naturally between #AFDFC7 and #AFC7DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEDFDF

.text { color: #AEDFDF; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFAFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFDF

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:

How #AEDFDF 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 #AEDFDF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEDFDE  ·  #AEDFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDFDF?

#AEDFDF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 223, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFDF?

#AEDFDF is RGB 174, 223, 223 — HSL 180°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEDFDF?

Its complement is #DFAFAF; analogous partners are #AFDFC7 and #AFC7DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDFDF for text?

Black text on #AEDFDF has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.