#A7DCDA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #A7DCDA
#A7DCDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCA7A9 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A7DCDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.89:1 (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 #A7DCDA?
#A7DCDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A7DCDA?
Use black text. Black on #A7DCDA has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A7DCDA?
Its complementary colour is #DCA7A9, and analogous partners are #A7DCBF and #A7C4DC.