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#A8CBCD

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #A8CBCD

With the hex code #A8CBCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDAAA8, 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 — 12.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green203
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #A8CBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A8CBCD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A8CBCD.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8CBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8CBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DCECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8CBCD?

With the hex code #A8CBCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A8CBCD?

Use black text. Black on #A8CBCD has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8CBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDAAA8, and analogous partners are #A8CDBD and #A8B9CD.