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#ACC1CD

Silver · light cool blue

About #ACC1CD

With the hex code #ACC1CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB8AC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green193
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ACC1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC1CD.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC1CD.
11.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C4C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC1CD?

With the hex code #ACC1CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC1CD?

Use black text. Black on #ACC1CD has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC1CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB8AC, and analogous partners are #ACCDC9 and #ACB0CD.