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#AEDBD4 Color

#AEDBD4 is rgb(174, 219, 212) in RGB, hsl(171, 38%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEDBD4
HEX#AEDBD4
RGBrgb(174, 219, 212)
HSLhsl(171, 38%, 77%)
HSVhsv(171, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.048 184.7)
LABlab(84.07% -16.26 -1.63)
LCHlch(84.07% 16.34 185.73)

What #AEDBD4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEDBD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AEDBD4 Channel Values

How #AEDBD4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 219 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 38% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEDBD4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEDBD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEDBD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AEDBD4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEDBD4.

How #AEDBD4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEDBD4
Protanopia#D4D4D4
Protanomaly#C6D7D4
Deuteranopia#CECED5
Deuteranomaly#C2D3D5
Tritanopia#AFDADA
Tritanomaly#AFDAD8
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEDBD4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aedbd4: #AEDBD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEDBD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aedbd4': '#AEDBD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.859, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_aedbd4">#AEDBD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEDBD4"

More Teal Colors

#AEDBD4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEDBD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEDBD4?

#AEDBD4 is a light teal — rgb(174, 219, 212) in RGB and hsl(171, 38%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #AEDBD4?

#AEDBD4 is rgb(174, 219, 212) — red 174, green 219, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEDBD4?

#AEDBD4 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEDBD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEDBD4 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEDBD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEDBD4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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