#A2E4DA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #A2E4DA
#A2E4DA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4A2AC — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A2E4DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A2E4DA?
#A2E4DA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A2E4DA?
Use black text. Black on #A2E4DA has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A2E4DA?
Its complementary colour is #E4A2AC, and analogous partners are #A2E4B9 and #A2CDE4.