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#A5CFCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A5CFCF

With the hex code #A5CFCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFA5A5, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red165
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #A5CFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A5CFCF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A5CFCF.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5CFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5CFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CBCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98D2CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5CFCF?

With the hex code #A5CFCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A5CFCF?

Use black text. Black on #A5CFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5CFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFA5A5, and analogous partners are #A5CFBA and #A5BACF.