#AED8DE#AED8DE
#AED8DE is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.045 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AED8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 216, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 42%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.6%, 2.7%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.64, -12.35, -7.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.64, 14.44, 211.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.43% -0.0398 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.43% 0.045 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1924, 63.3823, 78.4191) |
| Luminance | 0.6338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.12
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 3.34
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.82
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 6.84
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 7.18
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AED8DE #DEB4AE
analogous
#AEDECC #AED8DE #AEC0DE
triadic
#AED8DE #DEAED8 #D8DEAE
tetradic
#AED8DE #CCAEDE #DEB4AE #C0DEAE
square
#AED8DE #CCAEDE #DEB4AE #C0DEAE
split-complementary
#AED8DE #DEAEC0 #DECCAE
monochromatic
#57AEBB #83C3CC #AED8DE #D9EDF0 #E9F5F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#AED8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.68
#AED8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AED8DE
13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AED8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AED8DE | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1D4DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8CEDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FDCDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aed8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 216, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.045 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7e4e8',
500: '#aed8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aed8de; $custom-light: #c7e4e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aed8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 216,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.5,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85428,
"c": 0.04469,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.63384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AED8DE
secondary
#B6817A
accent
#4130B5
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131516
muted
#828484