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#A5CCD2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #A5CCD2

With the hex code #A5CCD2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2ABA5, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A5CCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A5CCD2.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A5CCD2.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5CCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5CCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C9D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC2D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97D0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5CCD2?

With the hex code #A5CCD2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A5CCD2?

Use black text. Black on #A5CCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5CCD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2ABA5, and analogous partners are #A5D2C2 and #A5B6D2.