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#ACCDC8

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDC8

#ACCDC8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACB1 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #ACCDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC8.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDC8.
12.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C4C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CFCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDC8?

#ACCDC8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDC8?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDC8?

Its complementary colour is #CDACB1, and analogous partners are #ACCDB7 and #ACC2CD.