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#ABC7C8

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #ABC7C8

With the hex code #ABC7C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8ACAB, 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 11.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green199
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #ABC7C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC7C8.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC7C8.
11.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC7C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC7C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C4C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC0C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C9C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC7C8?

With the hex code #ABC7C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC7C8?

Use black text. Black on #ABC7C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC7C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8ACAB, and analogous partners are #ABC8BB and #ABB8C8.