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#A7CBCB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A7CBCB

With the hex code #A7CBCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 #CBA7A7, 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 — 12.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red167
Green203
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #A7CBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A7CBCB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A7CBCB.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7CBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7CBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC2CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CCDCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7CBCB?

With the hex code #A7CBCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A7CBCB?

Use black text. Black on #A7CBCB has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7CBCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBA7A7, and analogous partners are #A7CBB9 and #A7B9CB.