Palettes / Colors / #AFCDCA
#AFCDCA — Light Dusty Teal
#AFCDCA 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 #AFCDCA 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.
#AFCDCA 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 #CEB1B4; it also sits naturally between #B1CEBC and #B1C2CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFCDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 174°, 23%, 75% |
| HSV | 174°, 15%, 80% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 1%, 20% |
| XYZ | 50.17, 57.04, 64.24 |
| Yxy | 57.04, 0.2926, 0.3327 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.20, -10.58, -1.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.53, -9.71, -1.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFCDCA
.text { color: #AFCDCA; }
.background { background-color: #AFCDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFCDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 23%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFCDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFCDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFCDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFCDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEB1B4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFCDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFCDCA
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 #AFCDCA: ·
How #AFCDCA 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 #AFCDCA 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 #AFCDCA?
#AFCDCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFCDCA?
#AFCDCA is RGB 175, 205, 202 — HSL 174°, 23%, 75% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 1%, 20%.
What colors go with #AFCDCA?
Its complement is #CEB1B4; analogous partners are #B1CEBC and #B1C2CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFCDCA for text?
Black text on #AFCDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.