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#ABD3CD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABD3CD

#ABD3CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.0); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3ABB1 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABD3CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green211
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ABD3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD3CD.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD3CD.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0D5D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD3CD?

#ABD3CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD3CD?

Use black text. Black on #ABD3CD has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD3CD?

Its complementary colour is #D3ABB1, and analogous partners are #ABD3B9 and #ABC5D3.