#ACD3CF
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #ACD3CF
#ACD3CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.2); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3ACB0 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACD3CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACD3CF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACD3CF?
#ACD3CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACD3CF?
Use black text. Black on #ACD3CF has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACD3CF?
Its complementary colour is #D3ACB0, and analogous partners are #ACD3BC and #ACC4D3.