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#ABD2CC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABD2CC

With the hex code #ABD2CC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2ABB1, 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 12.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ABD2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2CC.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2CC.
12.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0D4D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD2CC?

With the hex code #ABD2CC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD2CC?

Use black text. Black on #ABD2CC has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD2CC?

Its complementary colour is #D2ABB1, and analogous partners are #ABD2B9 and #ABC4D2.