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#A4CED2

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A4CED2

#A4CED2 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2A8A4 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red164
Green206
Blue210

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #A4CED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A4CED2.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A4CED2.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4CED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4CED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CAD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC4D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96D1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4CED2?

#A4CED2 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4CED2?

Use black text. Black on #A4CED2 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4CED2?

Its complementary colour is #D2A8A4, and analogous partners are #A4D2BF and #A4B7D2.