Palettes / Colors / #AFDFCF
#AFDFCF — Light Muted Teal
#AFDFCF 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 #AFDFCF 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.
#AFDFCF 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 #DFAFBF; it also sits naturally between #AFDFB7 and #AFD7DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFDFCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 223, 207 |
| HSL | 160°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 160°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.33, 66.39, 68.93 |
| Yxy | 66.39, 0.2902, 0.3482 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.20, -18.71, 2.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.48, -17.31, 2.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 87% · Blue 81%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFDFCF
.text { color: #AFDFCF; }
.background { background-color: #AFDFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 223, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 223, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 223, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFDFCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDFCF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFDFCF
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Tones of #AFDFCF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFAFBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFDFCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDFCF
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 #AFDFCF: ·
How #AFDFCF 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 #AFDFCF 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 #AFDFCF?
#AFDFCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 223, 207). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDFCF?
#AFDFCF is RGB 175, 223, 207 — HSL 160°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #AFDFCF?
Its complement is #DFAFBF; analogous partners are #AFDFB7 and #AFD7DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFDFCF for text?
Black text on #AFDFCF has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.