Palettes / Colors / #ADDED9
#ADDED9 — Light Muted Teal
#ADDED9 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 #ADDED9 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.
#ADDED9 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 #ABC9DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADDED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 222, 217 |
| HSL | 174°, 43%, 77% |
| HSV | 174°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 2%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.88, 66.14, 75.47 |
| Yxy | 66.14, 0.2830, 0.3349 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.07, -16.76, -2.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.32, -15.57, -2.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADDED9
.text { color: #ADDED9; }
.background { background-color: #ADDED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 222, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 43%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 222, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 222, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADDED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADDED9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEABB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADDED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDED9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADDED9: ·
How #ADDED9 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 #ADDED9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADDED9?
#ADDED9 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 222, 217). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDED9?
#ADDED9 is RGB 173, 222, 217 — HSL 174°, 43%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 2%, 13%.
What colors go with #ADDED9?
Its complement is #DEABB0; analogous partners are #ABDEBF and #ABC9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADDED9 for text?
Black text on #ADDED9 has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.