Palettes / Colors / #AFC8CA
#AFC8CA — Light Dusty Teal
#AFC8CA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AFC8CA 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.
#AFC8CA 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 #CAB1AF; it also sits naturally between #AFCABE and #AFBBCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFC8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 200, 202 |
| HSL | 184°, 20%, 74% |
| HSV | 184°, 13%, 79% |
| CMYK | 13%, 1%, 0%, 21% |
| XYZ | 48.99, 54.69, 63.85 |
| Yxy | 54.69, 0.2924, 0.3264 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.86, -7.98, -3.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.95, -7.32, -3.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 78% · Blue 79%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFC8CA
.text { color: #AFC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #AFC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 20%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 200, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFC8CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAB1AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFC8CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFC8CA
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 #AFC8CA: ·
How #AFC8CA 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 #AFC8CA 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 #AFC8CA?
#AFC8CA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFC8CA?
#AFC8CA is RGB 175, 200, 202 — HSL 184°, 20%, 74% — CMYK 13%, 1%, 0%, 21%.
What colors go with #AFC8CA?
Its complement is #CAB1AF; analogous partners are #AFCABE and #AFBBCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFC8CA for text?
Black text on #AFC8CA has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.