Palettes / Colors / #ACDFDA

#ACDFDA — Light Muted Teal

#ACDFDA 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 #ACDFDA 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.

#ACDFDA 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 #DEABB0; it also sits naturally between #ABDEBF and #ABCADE. 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 85%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACDFDA

.text { color: #ACDFDA; }
.background { background-color: #ACDFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACDFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 223, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACDFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 223, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACDFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 223, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEABB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACDFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACDFDA

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 #ACDFDA 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 #ACDFDA 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

← #ACDFD9  ·  #ACDFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACDFDA?

#ACDFDA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 223, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACDFDA?

#ACDFDA is RGB 172, 223, 218 — HSL 174°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACDFDA?

Its complement is #DEABB0; analogous partners are #ABDEBF and #ABCADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACDFDA for text?

Black text on #ACDFDA has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.