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#A4CDCC — Light Dusty Teal

#A4CDCC 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 #A4CDCC 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.

#A4CDCC 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 #CCA3A4; it also sits naturally between #A3CCB7 and #A3B8CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4CDCC · RGB 164, 205, 204

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Color values

HEX#A4CDCC
RGB164, 205, 204
HSL179°, 29%, 72%
HSV179°, 20%, 80%
CMYK20%, 0%, 0%, 20%
XYZ48.04, 55.91, 65.39
Yxy55.91, 0.2837, 0.3302
CIE-Lab79.57, -13.64, -3.97
Hunter Lab74.78, -12.38, -3.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4CDCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4CDCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4CDCC

.text { color: #A4CDCC; }
.background { background-color: #A4CDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4CDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 205, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 29%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4CDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 205, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4CDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 205, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4CDCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4CDCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4CDCC

#8CC0BF#75B3B2#61A8A7#519493#457D7C#386665#2B4F4E#213B3B#142424#070D0D

Tints of #A4CDCC

#A9D0CF#B3D5D5#BAD9D8#C4DEDE#CAE2E2#D1E6E5#DBEBEB#E1EFEE#EBF4F4#F2F8F8

Tones of #A4CDCC

#A6C9C9#A9C7C6#ABC4C3#AFC0C0#B2BDBD#B5BABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCA3A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4CDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4CDCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A4CDCC: ·

How #A4CDCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B6B6CCDeuteranopia · #B3B0CCTritanopia · #A6CCCC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4CDCC rather than the exact color:

Palette De8971
#DE8971 · #7B6079 · #A7D0CD · #FFE9D6
Palette 2c3333
#2C3333 · #395B64 · #A5C9CA · #E7F6F2
Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676
Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96
Palette Fbf5dd
#FBF5DD · #A6CDC6 · #16404D · #DDA853
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A7D0CD#A5C9CA#A3D2CA#A1CCD1#A6CDC6#AACFCF#A3D1C6#ABCECF#A7C8C6#A1D6CB#9ED2C6#9ECFD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4CDCB  ·  #A4CDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4CDCC?

#A4CDCC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 164, 205, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4CDCC?

#A4CDCC is RGB 164, 205, 204 — HSL 179°, 29%, 72% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A4CDCC?

Its complement is #CCA3A4; analogous partners are #A3CCB7 and #A3B8CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4CDCC for text?

Black text on #A4CDCC has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.