Palettes / Colors / #AFE4DF

#AFE4DF — Light Muted Teal

#AFE4DF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#AFE4DF 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 #E4AFB4; it also sits naturally between #AFE4C4 and #AFCFE4. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFE4DF

.text { color: #AFE4DF; }
.background { background-color: #AFE4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 228, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 228, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 228, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE4DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFE4DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4AFB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE4DF: #000000.

How #AFE4DF 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 #AFE4DF 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

← #AFE4DE  ·  #AFE4E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFE4DF?

#AFE4DF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 175, 228, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE4DF?

#AFE4DF is RGB 175, 228, 223 — HSL 174°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #AFE4DF?

Its complement is #E4AFB4; analogous partners are #AFE4C4 and #AFCFE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE4DF for text?

Black text on #AFE4DF has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.