Palettes / Colors / #AFDADE
#AFDADE — Light Muted Teal
#AFDADE is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #AFDADE 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.
#AFDADE 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 #DEB3AF; it also sits naturally between #AFDECB and #AFC3DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFDADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 218, 222 |
| HSL | 185°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 185°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 21%, 2%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.94, 64.53, 78.61 |
| Yxy | 64.53, 0.2810, 0.3241 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.24, -13.07, -6.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.33, -12.19, -6.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 85% · Blue 87%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFDADE
.text { color: #AFDADE; }
.background { background-color: #AFDADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 218, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 218, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 218, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFDADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDADE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFDADE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEB3AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFDADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDADE
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 #AFDADE: ·
How #AFDADE 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 #AFDADE 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 #AFDADE?
#AFDADE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 218, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDADE?
#AFDADE is RGB 175, 218, 222 — HSL 185°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 2%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #AFDADE?
Its complement is #DEB3AF; analogous partners are #AFDECB and #AFC3DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFDADE for text?
Black text on #AFDADE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.