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#ADC0CD

Silver · light cool blue

About #ADC0CD

With the hex code #ADC0CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDBAAD, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green192
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ADC0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC0CD.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC0CD.
11.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADC0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADC0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C3C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADC0CD?

With the hex code #ADC0CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADC0CD?

Use black text. Black on #ADC0CD has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADC0CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBAAD, and analogous partners are #ADCDCA and #ADB0CD.