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#A5D4CD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A5D4CD

With the hex code #A5D4CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4A5AC, 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 — 12.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red165
Green212
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #A5D4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A5D4CD.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A5D4CD.
12.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5D4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5D4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98D6D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5D4CD?

With the hex code #A5D4CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A5D4CD?

Use black text. Black on #A5D4CD has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5D4CD?

Its complementary colour is #D4A5AC, and analogous partners are #A5D4B5 and #A5C4D4.