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#ACCDC5

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDC5

#ACCDC5 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACB4 (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 — 12.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green205
Blue197

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ACCDC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC5.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC5.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC9C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C4C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CECA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDC5?

#ACCDC5 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDC5?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDC5?

Its complementary colour is #CDACB4, and analogous partners are #ACCDB5 and #ACC5CD.