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#ACC0CD

Silver · light cool blue

About #ACC0CD

#ACC0CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB9AC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACC0CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green192
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ACC0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC0CD.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC0CD.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC0CD?

#ACC0CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC0CD?

Use black text. Black on #ACC0CD has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC0CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB9AC, and analogous partners are #ACCDCA and #ACAFCD.