Palettes / Colors / #AEDFEA
#AEDFEA — Light Teal
#AEDFEA 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 #AEDFEA 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.
#AEDFEA 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 #EAB9AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEAD7 and #AEC1EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 223, 234 |
| HSL | 191°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 191°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 5%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 58.69, 67.71, 87.82 |
| Yxy | 67.71, 0.2740, 0.3161 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.86, -13.28, -10.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.29, -12.49, -10.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDFEA
.text { color: #AEDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDFEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAB9AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFEA
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 #AEDFEA: ·
How #AEDFEA 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 #AEDFEA 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 #AEDFEA?
#AEDFEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFEA?
#AEDFEA is RGB 174, 223, 234 — HSL 191°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 5%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #AEDFEA?
Its complement is #EAB9AE; analogous partners are #AEEAD7 and #AEC1EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDFEA for text?
Black text on #AEDFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.