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#A4D2CC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A4D2CC

#A4D2CC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 82% green and 80% 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 8.3); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2A4AA — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A4D2CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red164
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A4D2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A4D2CC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A4D2CC.
12.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4D2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4D2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97D4D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4D2CC?

#A4D2CC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 82% green and 80% 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 #A4D2CC?

Use black text. Black on #A4D2CC has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4D2CC?

Its complementary colour is #D2A4AA, and analogous partners are #A4D2B5 and #A4C1D2.