Palettes / Colors / #AFDEE4
#AFDEE4 — Light Muted Teal
#AFDEE4 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AFDEE4 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.
#AFDEE4 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 #E4B5AF; it also sits naturally between #AFE4D0 and #AFC3E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFDEE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 222, 228 |
| HSL | 187°, 50%, 79% |
| HSV | 187°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 23%, 3%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 57.80, 66.96, 83.28 |
| Yxy | 66.96, 0.2779, 0.3219 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.48, -13.81, -7.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.83, -12.94, -7.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 87% · Blue 89%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFDEE4
.text { color: #AFDEE4; }
.background { background-color: #AFDEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 222, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 222, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 222, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFDEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDEE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFDEE4
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Tones of #AFDEE4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4B5AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFDEE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDEE4
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 #AFDEE4: ·
How #AFDEE4 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 #AFDEE4 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 #AFDEE4?
#AFDEE4 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 222, 228). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDEE4?
#AFDEE4 is RGB 175, 222, 228 — HSL 187°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 3%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #AFDEE4?
Its complement is #E4B5AF; analogous partners are #AFE4D0 and #AFC3E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFDEE4 for text?
Black text on #AFDEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.