Palettes / Colors / #AFDFD0

#AFDFD0 — Light Muted Teal

#AFDFD0 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 #AFDFD0 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.

#AFDFD0 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 #DFAFBE; it also sits naturally between #AFDFB8 and #AFD6DF. 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 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFDFD0

.text { color: #AFDFD0; }
.background { background-color: #AFDFD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDFD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 223, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDFD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 223, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDFD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 223, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFDFD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDFD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFAFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDFD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDFD0

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 #AFDFD0 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 #AFDFD0 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

← #AFDFCF  ·  #AFDFD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDFD0?

#AFDFD0 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 223, 208). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDFD0?

#AFDFD0 is RGB 175, 223, 208 — HSL 161°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFDFD0?

Its complement is #DFAFBE; analogous partners are #AFDFB8 and #AFD6DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDFD0 for text?

Black text on #AFDFD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.