Palettes / Colors / #AEE5DF

#AEE5DF — Light Muted Teal

#AEE5DF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#AEE5DF 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 #E5AEB5; it also sits naturally between #AEE5C3 and #AED0E5. 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 90% · Blue 87%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEE5DF

.text { color: #AEE5DF; }
.background { background-color: #AEE5DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE5DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 229, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE5DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 229, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE5DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 229, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEE5DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE5DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5AEB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEE5DF: #000000.

How #AEE5DF 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 #AEE5DF 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

← #AEE5DE  ·  #AEE5E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEE5DF?

#AEE5DF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 229, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE5DF?

#AEE5DF is RGB 174, 229, 223 — HSL 173°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 3%, 10%.

What colors go with #AEE5DF?

Its complement is #E5AEB5; analogous partners are #AEE5C3 and #AED0E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEE5DF for text?

Black text on #AEE5DF has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.