#AED8D8#AED8D8
#AED8D8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.044 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AED8D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 216, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 35%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 19%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 0%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.48, -13.64, -4.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.48, 14.37, 198.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.24% -0.0421 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.24% 0.044 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4025, 63.0664, 74.2591) |
| Luminance | 0.6307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.08
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 5.90
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.00
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 7.35
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 7.95
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AED8D8 #D8AEAE
analogous
#AED8C3 #AED8D8 #AEC3D8
triadic
#AED8D8 #D8AED8 #D8D8AE
tetradic
#AED8D8 #C3AED8 #D8AEAE #C3D8AE
square
#AED8D8 #C3AED8 #D8AEAE #C3D8AE
split-complementary
#AED8D8 #D8AEC3 #D8C3AE
monochromatic
#5BB0B0 #85C4C4 #AED8D8 #D7ECEC #EAF5F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#AED8D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.61
#AED8D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AED8D8
13.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AED8D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AED8D8 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.61 | 13.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2D4D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CACDD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1DBD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aed8d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 216, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.044 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7e4e4',
500: '#aed8d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aed8d8; $custom-light: #c7e4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aed8d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 216,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 35,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85242,
"c": 0.04392,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.63068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AED8D8
secondary
#AF7B7B
accent
#3838AE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484