#ACCCCD
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #ACCCCD
#ACCCCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.3); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDADAC — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCCCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACCCCD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ACCCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACCCCD?
#ACCCCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACCCCD?
Use black text. Black on #ACCCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACCCCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDADAC, and analogous partners are #ACCDBE and #ACBCCD.