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#ABCAC6

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABCAC6

#ABCAC6 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABAF (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue198

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ABCAC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABCAC6.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABCAC6.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C6C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C2C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CCC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAC6?

#ABCAC6 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAC6?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAC6?

Its complementary colour is #CAABAF, and analogous partners are #ABCAB6 and #ABBECA.