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#ACCDCB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDCB

#ACCDCB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACAE (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 — 12.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ACCDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCB.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCB.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDCB?

#ACCDCB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDCB?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDCB has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CDACAE, and analogous partners are #ACCDBB and #ACBFCD.