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#A0CBD2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #A0CBD2

With the hex code #A0CBD2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2A7A0, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green203
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A0CBD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A0CBD2.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A0CBD2.
11.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0CBD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0CBD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C7D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC1D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0CBD2?

With the hex code #A0CBD2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A0CBD2?

Use black text. Black on #A0CBD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0CBD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2A7A0, and analogous partners are #A0D2C0 and #A0B2D2.