Palettes / Colors / #AFCFCE

#AFCFCE — Light Dusty Teal

#AFCFCE 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 #AFCFCE 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.

#AFCFCE 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 #CFAFB0; it also sits naturally between #AFCFBE and #AFC0CF. 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 81%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFCFCE

.text { color: #AFCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #AFCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 25%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFAFB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFCFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFCFCE

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 #AFCFCE 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 #AFCFCE 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

← #AFCFCD  ·  #AFCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFCFCE?

#AFCFCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFCFCE?

#AFCFCE is RGB 175, 207, 206 — HSL 178°, 25%, 75% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #AFCFCE?

Its complement is #CFAFB0; analogous partners are #AFCFBE and #AFC0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFCFCE for text?

Black text on #AFCFCE has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.