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#AAD2CF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AAD2CF

#AAD2CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.0); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2AAAD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAD2CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green210
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #AAD2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AAD2CF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AAD2CF.
12.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAD2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAD2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ED4D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAD2CF?

#AAD2CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAD2CF?

Use black text. Black on #AAD2CF has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAD2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D2AAAD, and analogous partners are #AAD2BB and #AAC1D2.