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#ABD3CF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ABD3CF

#ABD3CF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3ABAF (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red171
Green211
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #ABD3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD3CF.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ABD3CF.
12.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0D5D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD3CF?

#ABD3CF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD3CF?

Use black text. Black on #ABD3CF has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD3CF?

Its complementary colour is #D3ABAF, and analogous partners are #ABD3BB and #ABC3D3.