Palettes / Colors / #ADE6DD

#ADE6DD — Light Muted Teal

#ADE6DD is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#ADE6DD 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 #E6ADB6; it also sits naturally between #ADE6C1 and #ADD2E6. 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 90% · Blue 87%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE6DD

.text { color: #ADE6DD; }
.background { background-color: #ADE6DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE6DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 230, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 53%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE6DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 230, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE6DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 230, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE6DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE6DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6ADB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE6DD: #000000.

How #ADE6DD 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 #ADE6DD 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 #ADE6DD?

#ADE6DD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 230, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE6DD?

#ADE6DD is RGB 173, 230, 221 — HSL 171°, 53%, 79% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 4%, 10%.

What colors go with #ADE6DD?

Its complement is #E6ADB6; analogous partners are #ADE6C1 and #ADD2E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE6DD for text?

Black text on #ADE6DD has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.