Light teal

#afbbb7

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light teal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light teal, a grey teal at 160 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light teal color values

Every conversion for #afbbb7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afbbb7

RGB175, 187, 183

HSL160, 8%, 71%

HSV160, 6%, 73%

CMYK6%, 0%, 2%, 27%

Lab74.87, -4.91, 0.58

XYZ44.0, 48.07, 51.76

Decimal11516855

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5507 C

Shades of light teal

#9daca7 #8b9d97 #798d87 #697c76 #5a6a65 #4b5854 #3c4643 #2d3432 #1d2221 #0e1110

Tints of light teal

#b6c1bd #bdc7c4 #c4cdca #cbd3d0 #d2d9d7 #e0e5e3 #e7ebea #f5f7f6

Colors that go with light teal

Complementary#bbafb3 Analogous#afbbb1 Analogous#afb9bb Triadic#b7afbb Triadic#bbb7af Split complementary#bbafb9 Split complementary#bbb1af

Light teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 2, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afbbb7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 2 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 6 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light teal in css

Copy #afbbb7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afbbb7; }
.text { color: #afbbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbb7; }

How light teal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #afbbb7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afbbb7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #afbbb7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light teal? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #afbbb7 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light teal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #afbbb7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.