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#A2CDCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2CDCF

#A2CDCF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFA4A2 (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 — 12.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red162
Green205
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #A2CDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CDCF.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CDCF.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC2CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#94D0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CDCF?

#A2CDCF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CDCF?

Use black text. Black on #A2CDCF has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFA4A2, and analogous partners are #A2CFBA and #A2B6CF.