Palettes / Colors / #AEDFEC
#AEDFEC — Light Teal
#AEDFEC 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 #AEDFEC 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.
#AEDFEC 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 #ECBAAC; it also sits naturally between #ACECDA and #ACBEEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 223, 236 |
| HSL | 193°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 193°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 26%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.98, 67.83, 89.34 |
| Yxy | 67.83, 0.2729, 0.3138 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.92, -12.83, -11.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.36, -12.08, -11.58 |
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 #AEDFEC
.text { color: #AEDFEC; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDFEC
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Tones of #AEDFEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECBAAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFEC
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 #AEDFEC: ·
How #AEDFEC 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 #AEDFEC 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 #AEDFEC?
#AEDFEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 223, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFEC?
#AEDFEC is RGB 174, 223, 236 — HSL 193°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AEDFEC?
Its complement is #ECBAAC; analogous partners are #ACECDA and #ACBEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDFEC for text?
Black text on #AEDFEC has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.