Palettes / Colors / #AEEDEB

#AEEDEB — Light Teal

#AEEDEB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AEEDEB 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.

#AEEDEB 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 #EEB0B2; it also sits naturally between #B0EECC and #B0D1EE. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEEDEB

.text { color: #AEEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #AEEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 64%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 237, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB0B2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEEDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEDEB

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 #AEEDEB 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 #AEEDEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEDEB?

#AEEDEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEDEB?

#AEEDEB is RGB 174, 237, 235 — HSL 178°, 64%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #AEEDEB?

Its complement is #EEB0B2; analogous partners are #B0EECC and #B0D1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEDEB for text?

Black text on #AEEDEB has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.