Palettes / Colors / #ADDCD8

#ADDCD8 — Light Muted Teal

#ADDCD8 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 #ADDCD8 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.

#ADDCD8 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 #DCADB1; it also sits naturally between #ADDCC0 and #ADC8DC. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADDCD8

.text { color: #ADDCD8; }
.background { background-color: #ADDCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 220, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 220, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 220, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADDCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADDCD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADDCD8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCADB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADDCD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDCD8

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 #ADDCD8 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 #ADDCD8 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

← #ADDCD7  ·  #ADDCD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADDCD8?

#ADDCD8 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 220, 216). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDCD8?

#ADDCD8 is RGB 173, 220, 216 — HSL 175°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 2%, 14%.

What colors go with #ADDCD8?

Its complement is #DCADB1; analogous partners are #ADDCC0 and #ADC8DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADDCD8 for text?

Black text on #ADDCD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.