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#A8D2D2

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #A8D2D2

With the hex code #A8D2D2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 82% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2A8A8, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red168
Green210
Blue210

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #A8D2D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A8D2D2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #A8D2D2.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8D2D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8D2D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCED2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C7D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BD5D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8D2D2?

With the hex code #A8D2D2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 82% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A8D2D2?

Use black text. Black on #A8D2D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8D2D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2A8A8, and analogous partners are #A8D2BD and #A8BDD2.