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#AACDCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AACDCF

With the hex code #AACDCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFACAA, 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 — 12.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green205
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #AACDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACDCF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACDCF.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CACF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FD0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACDCF?

With the hex code #AACDCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AACDCF?

Use black text. Black on #AACDCF has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFACAA, and analogous partners are #AACFBF and #AABBCF.