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#A7CCD2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #A7CCD2

#A7CCD2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ADA7 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7CCD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A7CCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A7CCD2.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A7CCD2.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7CCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7CCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C9D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC3D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ACFCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7CCD2?

#A7CCD2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7CCD2?

Use black text. Black on #A7CCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7CCD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2ADA7, and analogous partners are #A7D2C2 and #A7B7D2.