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#ACD1CA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACD1CA

#ACD1CA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 82% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1ACB3 (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 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green209
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ACD1CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACD1CA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACD1CA.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACD1CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACD1CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2D3CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACD1CA?

#ACD1CA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 82% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACD1CA?

Use black text. Black on #ACD1CA has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACD1CA?

Its complementary colour is #D1ACB3, and analogous partners are #ACD1B8 and #ACC6D1.