Palettes / Colors / #ADD2CC

#ADD2CC — Light Dusty Teal

#ADD2CC 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 #ADD2CC 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.

#ADD2CC 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 #D2ADB3; it also sits naturally between #ADD2B9 and #ADC5D2. 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 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADD2CC

.text { color: #ADD2CC; }
.background { background-color: #ADD2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 210, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 29%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 210, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 210, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD2CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2ADB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD2CC

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 #ADD2CC 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 #ADD2CC 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

← #ADD2CB  ·  #ADD2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD2CC?

#ADD2CC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 210, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD2CC?

#ADD2CC is RGB 173, 210, 204 — HSL 170°, 29%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 3%, 18%.

What colors go with #ADD2CC?

Its complement is #D2ADB3; analogous partners are #ADD2B9 and #ADC5D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD2CC for text?

Black text on #ADD2CC has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.