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#A2CDCB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2CDCB

With the hex code #A2CDCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 8.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDA2A4, 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 — 12.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #A2CDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CDCB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CDCB.
12.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C8CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC2CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95D0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CDCB?

With the hex code #A2CDCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CDCB?

Use black text. Black on #A2CDCB has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CDA2A4, and analogous partners are #A2CDB5 and #A2BACD.