Palettes / Colors / #ACDDDB

#ACDDDB — Light Muted Teal

#ACDDDB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ACDDDB 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.

#ACDDDB 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 #DDACAD; it also sits naturally between #ACDDC3 and #ACC6DD. 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 67% · Green 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACDDDB

.text { color: #ACDDDB; }
.background { background-color: #ACDDDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACDDDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 221, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACDDDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 221, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACDDDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 221, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDACAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACDDDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACDDDB

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 #ACDDDB 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 #ACDDDB 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

← #ACDDDA  ·  #ACDDDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACDDDB?

#ACDDDB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 221, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACDDDB?

#ACDDDB is RGB 172, 221, 219 — HSL 178°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACDDDB?

Its complement is #DDACAD; analogous partners are #ACDDC3 and #ACC6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACDDDB for text?

Black text on #ACDDDB has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.