bug(form-field): mat-label disappears when density < -1
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
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### Description
Hi,
There seems to be an issue where the mat-labels disappear when the density of form-field is set to lower than -1. I don't think this is as designed...
### Reproduction
Steps to reproduce:
1. Set the density option to anything lower than -1, ex: `@include mat.form-field-density(-2);`
2. Include a mat-form-field with the appearance set to "fill", with a mat-label
notice the labels do not appear. (Their css is set as "display:none;")
Demo: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-wvlwej
In the stackblitz, you can see that the labels appear fine when density is set at >= -1, but anything lower and the label is hidden.

### Expected Behavior
The labels should be visible
### Actual Behavior
The labels are not visible
### Environment
- Angular: 15.1.3
- CDK/Material: 15.1.3
- Browser(s): Chrome Version 109.0.5414.120
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction and the mat.form-field-density(-2) configuration for a fill mat-form-field. Inspect the generated CSS for mat-label at densities below -1; done means labels remain visible, matching behavior at densities of -1 and above, with regression coverage for the reproduced case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, sass
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100