Palettes / Colors / #AFCED3

#AFCED3 — Light Dusty Teal

#AFCED3 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AFCED3 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.

#AFCED3 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 #D4B5B0; it also sits naturally between #B0D4C7 and #B0BDD4. 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 69% · Green 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFCED3

.text { color: #AFCED3; }
.background { background-color: #AFCED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFCED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 29%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFCED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFCED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 206, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFCED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFCED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B5B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFCED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFCED3

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 #AFCED3 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 #AFCED3 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

← #AFCED2  ·  #AFCED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFCED3?

#AFCED3 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFCED3?

#AFCED3 is RGB 175, 206, 211 — HSL 188°, 29%, 76% — CMYK 17%, 2%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #AFCED3?

Its complement is #D4B5B0; analogous partners are #B0D4C7 and #B0BDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFCED3 for text?

Black text on #AFCED3 has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.