#ADCBCD
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #ADCBCD
#ADCBCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.4); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDAFAD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADCBCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADCBCD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ADCBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADCBCD?
#ADCBCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADCBCD?
Use black text. Black on #ADCBCD has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADCBCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDAFAD, and analogous partners are #ADCDBF and #ADBBCD.