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#ABCAC3

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABCAC3

#ABCAC3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.0), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABB2 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green202
Blue195

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ABCAC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABCAC3.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABCAC3.
11.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C6C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C2C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAC3?

#ABCAC3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAC3?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAC3?

Its complementary colour is #CAABB2, and analogous partners are #ABCAB3 and #ABC1CA.