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#A2C8BF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2C8BF

#A2C8BF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8A2AB (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green200
Blue191

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A2C8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2C8BF.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2C8BF.
11.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98C9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C8BF?

#A2C8BF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C8BF?

Use black text. Black on #A2C8BF has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C8BF?

Its complementary colour is #C8A2AB, and analogous partners are #A2C8AC and #A2BEC8.