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#A2C7BF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2C7BF

With the hex code #A2C7BF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7A2AA, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green199
Blue191

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A2C7BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2C7BF.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2C7BF.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C7BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C7BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBDC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C7BF?

With the hex code #A2C7BF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C7BF?

Use black text. Black on #A2C7BF has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C7BF?

Its complementary colour is #C7A2AA, and analogous partners are #A2C7AC and #A2BCC7.