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#A2CECF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2CECF

#A2CECF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 81% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFA3A2 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2CECF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green206
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #A2CECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CECF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2CECF.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CECF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CACF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#94D1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CECF?

#A2CECF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 81% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CECF?

Use black text. Black on #A2CECF has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFA3A2, and analogous partners are #A2CFB9 and #A2B8CF.