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#A2CBC7

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2CBC7

With the hex code #A2CBC7, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBA2A6, 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 — 11.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green203
Blue199

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #A2CBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CBC7.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CBC7.
11.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C6C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC0C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96CDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CBC7?

With the hex code #A2CBC7, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CBC7?

Use black text. Black on #A2CBC7 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CBC7?

Its complementary colour is #CBA2A6, and analogous partners are #A2CBB2 and #A2BBCB.