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#ACCDC6

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDC6

#ACCDC6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDACB3 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCDC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue198

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ACCDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC6.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC6.
12.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC9C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C4C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDC6?

#ACCDC6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDC6?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDC6?

Its complementary colour is #CDACB3, and analogous partners are #ACCDB5 and #ACC4CD.