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#ABD2CE

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABD2CE

#ABD2CE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.4); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ABAF — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABD2CE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green210
Blue206

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #ABD2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2CE.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD2CE.
12.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0D4D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD2CE?

#ABD2CE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD2CE?

Use black text. Black on #ABD2CE has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D2ABAF, and analogous partners are #ABD2BB and #ABC3D2.