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#ACCECF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCECF

With the hex code #ACCECF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFADAC, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green206
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ACCECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCECF.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCECF.
12.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CBCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2D1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCECF?

With the hex code #ACCECF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCECF?

Use black text. Black on #ACCECF has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFADAC, and analogous partners are #ACCFBF and #ACBCCF.