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#A8CCCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A8CCCA

#A8CCCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCA8AA (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green204
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #A8CCCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A8CCCA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A8CCCA.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8CCCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8CCCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ECECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8CCCA?

#A8CCCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A8CCCA?

Use black text. Black on #A8CCCA has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8CCCA?

Its complementary colour is #CCA8AA, and analogous partners are #A8CCB8 and #A8BCCC.