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#ACCDCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCDCC

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

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.3); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDACAD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCDCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ACCDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCDCC.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDCC?

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

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDCC?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDCC has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CDACAD, and analogous partners are #ACCDBC and #ACBDCD.