Palettes / Colors / #ADD4DB

#ADD4DB — Light Muted Teal

#ADD4DB is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #ADD4DB 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.

#ADD4DB 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 #DBB4AD; it also sits naturally between #ADDBCB and #ADBDDB. 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 83% · Blue 86%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADD4DB

.text { color: #ADD4DB; }
.background { background-color: #ADD4DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD4DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 212, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD4DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 212, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD4DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 212, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD4DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD4DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBB4AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD4DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD4DB

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 #ADD4DB 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 #ADD4DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD4DB?

#ADD4DB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 212, 219). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD4DB?

#ADD4DB is RGB 173, 212, 219 — HSL 189°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 3%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ADD4DB?

Its complement is #DBB4AD; analogous partners are #ADDBCB and #ADBDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD4DB for text?

Black text on #ADD4DB has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.