#ACDFDC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #ACDFDC
With the hex code #ACDFDC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFACAF, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.34:1 (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 #ACDFDC?
With the hex code #ACDFDC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ACDFDC?
Use black text. Black on #ACDFDC has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACDFDC?
Its complementary colour is #DFACAF, and analogous partners are #ACDFC3 and #ACC9DF.