Palettes / Colors / #ADDEDF

#ADDEDF — Light Muted Teal

#ADDEDF 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 #ADDEDF 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.

#ADDEDF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0AFAE; it also sits naturally between #AEE0C8 and #AEC6E0. 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 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADDEDF

.text { color: #ADDEDF; }
.background { background-color: #ADDEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 222, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 222, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 222, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0AFAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADDEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDEDF

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 #ADDEDF 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 #ADDEDF 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

← #ADDEDE  ·  #ADDEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADDEDF?

#ADDEDF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 222, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDEDF?

#ADDEDF is RGB 173, 222, 223 — HSL 181°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ADDEDF?

Its complement is #E0AFAE; analogous partners are #AEE0C8 and #AEC6E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADDEDF for text?

Black text on #ADDEDF has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.