#ACDFD8
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #ACDFD8
#ACDFD8 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFACB3 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ACDFD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACDFD8?
#ACDFD8 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACDFD8?
Use black text. Black on #ACDFD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACDFD8?
Its complementary colour is #DFACB3, and analogous partners are #ACDFBE and #ACCDDF.