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#ABD2C8

Powder Blue · light cool green

About #ABD2C8

#ABD2C8 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ABB5 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABD2C8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green210
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ABD2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2C8.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2C8.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCDC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1D3CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD2C8?

#ABD2C8 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD2C8?

Use black text. Black on #ABD2C8 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD2C8?

Its complementary colour is #D2ABB5, and analogous partners are #ABD2B5 and #ABC8D2.