Palettes / Colors / #A3CDCE

#A3CDCE — Light Dusty Teal

#A3CDCE is a teal color we call Light Dusty 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 #A3CDCE 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.

#A3CDCE 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 #CDA3A2; it also sits naturally between #A2CDB8 and #A2B7CD. 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 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3CDCE

.text { color: #A3CDCE; }
.background { background-color: #A3CDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3CDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3CDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3CDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 205, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3CDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3CDCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA3A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3CDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3CDCE

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 #A3CDCE 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 #A3CDCE 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

← #A3CDCD  ·  #A3CDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3CDCE?

#A3CDCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 163, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3CDCE?

#A3CDCE is RGB 163, 205, 206 — HSL 181°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A3CDCE?

Its complement is #CDA3A2; analogous partners are #A2CDB8 and #A2B7CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3CDCE for text?

Black text on #A3CDCE has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.