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#ACCDCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDCA

With the hex code #ACCDCA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACAF, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ACCDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCA.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCA.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDCA?

With the hex code #ACCDCA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDCA?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CDACAF, and analogous partners are #ACCDBA and #ACC0CD.