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#A2D0CA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A2D0CA

#A2D0CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.7); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0A2A8 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2D0CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green208
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A2D0CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2D0CA.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A2D0CA.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2D0CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2D0CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95D2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2D0CA?

#A2D0CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2D0CA?

Use black text. Black on #A2D0CA has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2D0CA?

Its complementary colour is #D0A2A8, and analogous partners are #A2D0B3 and #A2BFD0.