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#ACCFCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACCFCC

#ACCFCC is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFACAF (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 12.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green207
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #ACCFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCFCC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACCFCC.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2D1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFCC?

#ACCFCC is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFCC?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFCC?

Its complementary colour is #CFACAF, and analogous partners are #ACCFBB and #ACC1CF.