Palettes / Colors / #AFDFD8

#AFDFD8 — Light Muted Teal

#AFDFD8 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#AFDFD8 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 #DFAFB6; it also sits naturally between #AFDFC0 and #AFCEDF. 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 85%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFDFD8

.text { color: #AFDFD8; }
.background { background-color: #AFDFD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDFD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 223, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDFD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 223, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDFD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 223, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFDFD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDFD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFDFD8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFAFB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDFD8: #000000.

How #AFDFD8 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 #AFDFD8 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

← #AFDFD7  ·  #AFDFD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDFD8?

#AFDFD8 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 223, 216). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDFD8?

#AFDFD8 is RGB 175, 223, 216 — HSL 171°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFDFD8?

Its complement is #DFAFB6; analogous partners are #AFDFC0 and #AFCEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDFD8 for text?

Black text on #AFDFD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.