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#ACD3CE

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ACD3CE

#ACD3CE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3ACB1 (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 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green211
Blue206

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ACD3CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACD3CE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACD3CE.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACD3CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACD3CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1D5D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACD3CE?

#ACD3CE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACD3CE?

Use black text. Black on #ACD3CE has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACD3CE?

Its complementary colour is #D3ACB1, and analogous partners are #ACD3BB and #ACC4D3.