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#AAD2CD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AAD2CD

With the hex code #AAD2CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 7.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2AAAF, 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 — 12.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green210
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #AAD2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AAD2CD.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AAD2CD.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAD2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAD2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FD4D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAD2CD?

With the hex code #AAD2CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAD2CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAD2CD has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAD2CD?

Its complementary colour is #D2AAAF, and analogous partners are #AAD2B9 and #AAC3D2.