#A6FFFF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #A6FFFF
#A6FFFF is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 100% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Powder Blue and Pale Mint (ΔE 15.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFA6A6 (light pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A6FFFF?
#A6FFFF is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 100% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A6FFFF?
Use black text. Black on #A6FFFF has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A6FFFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFA6A6, and analogous partners are #A6FFD3 and #A6D3FF.