Palettes / Colors / #A2CDCF

#A2CDCF — Light Muted Teal

#A2CDCF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #A2CDCF 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.

#A2CDCF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEA3A1; it also sits naturally between #A1CEBA and #A1B5CE. 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 64% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2CDCF

.text { color: #A2CDCF; }
.background { background-color: #A2CDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2CDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 32%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2CDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2CDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 205, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2CDCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2CDCF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEA3A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2CDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2CDCF

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 #A2CDCF 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 #A2CDCF 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

← #A2CDCE  ·  #A2CDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2CDCF?

#A2CDCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 162, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2CDCF?

#A2CDCF is RGB 162, 205, 207 — HSL 183°, 32%, 72% — CMYK 22%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A2CDCF?

Its complement is #CEA3A1; analogous partners are #A1CEBA and #A1B5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2CDCF for text?

Black text on #A2CDCF has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.