Palettes / Colors / #A9CDCD

#A9CDCD — Light Dusty Teal

#A9CDCD 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 #A9CDCD 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.

#A9CDCD 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 #CCA8A8; it also sits naturally between #A8CCBA and #A8BACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A9CDCD

.text { color: #A9CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #A9CDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9CDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 26%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9CDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9CDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 205, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A9CDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9CDCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A9CDCD

Tints of #A9CDCD

Tones of #A9CDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCA8A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A9CDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A9CDCD

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 #A9CDCD 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 #A9CDCD 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

← #A9CDCC  ·  #A9CDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A9CDCD?

#A9CDCD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 169, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A9CDCD?

#A9CDCD is RGB 169, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 26%, 73% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A9CDCD?

Its complement is #CCA8A8; analogous partners are #A8CCBA and #A8BACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A9CDCD for text?

Black text on #A9CDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.