Palettes / Colors / #ADCDCD

#ADCDCD — Light Dusty Teal

#ADCDCD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#ADCDCD 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 #CDADAD; it also sits naturally between #ADCDBD and #ADBDCD. 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 68% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #ADCDCD

.text { color: #ADCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #ADCDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADCDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADCDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADCDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADCDCD

Tints of #ADCDCD

Tones of #ADCDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDADAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADCDCD: #000000.

How #ADCDCD 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 #ADCDCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADCDCC  ·  #ADCDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADCDCD?

#ADCDCD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADCDCD?

#ADCDCD is RGB 173, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ADCDCD?

Its complement is #CDADAD; analogous partners are #ADCDBD and #ADBDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADCDCD for text?

Black text on #ADCDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.