Palettes / Colors / #A5DFDF

#A5DFDF — Light Muted Teal

#A5DFDF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#A5DFDF 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 #DFA4A4; it also sits naturally between #A4DFC2 and #A4C2DF. 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 65% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A5DFDF

.text { color: #A5DFDF; }
.background { background-color: #A5DFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5DFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 223, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5DFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 223, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5DFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 223, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A5DFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5DFDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFA4A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A5DFDF: #000000.

How #A5DFDF 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 #A5DFDF 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

← #A5DFDE  ·  #A5DFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A5DFDF?

#A5DFDF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 165, 223, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A5DFDF?

#A5DFDF is RGB 165, 223, 223 — HSL 180°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A5DFDF?

Its complement is #DFA4A4; analogous partners are #A4DFC2 and #A4C2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A5DFDF for text?

Black text on #A5DFDF has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.