Palettes / Colors / #AEE5CD
#AEE5CD — Light Muted Green
#AEE5CD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AEE5CD 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.
#AEE5CD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #E5AEC6; it also sits naturally between #AEE5B2 and #AEE1E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEE5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 229, 205 |
| HSL | 154°, 51%, 79% |
| HSV | 154°, 24%, 90% |
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 10%, 10% |
| XYZ | 56.49, 69.45, 68.18 |
| Yxy | 69.45, 0.2910, 0.3577 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.72, -22.38, 6.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.33, -20.70, 5.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 90% · Blue 80%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEE5CD
.text { color: #AEE5CD; }
.background { background-color: #AEE5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 229, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 229, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 229, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEE5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE5CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5AEC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEE5CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEE5CD
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 #AEE5CD: ·
How #AEE5CD 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 #AEE5CD 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 #AEE5CD?
#AEE5CD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 229, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE5CD?
#AEE5CD is RGB 174, 229, 205 — HSL 154°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 10%, 10%.
What colors go with #AEE5CD?
Its complement is #E5AEC6; analogous partners are #AEE5B2 and #AEE1E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEE5CD for text?
Black text on #AEE5CD has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.