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#ADC3CD

Silver · light cool teal

About #ADC3CD

With the hex code #ADC3CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 5% 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 9.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB7AD, 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 — 11.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green195
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #ADC3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC3CD.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC3CD.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADC3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADC3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4C6C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADC3CD?

With the hex code #ADC3CD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADC3CD?

Use black text. Black on #ADC3CD has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADC3CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB7AD, and analogous partners are #ADCDC7 and #ADB3CD.