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#ADCDCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ADCDCA

#ADCDCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDADB0 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green205
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ADCDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCDCA.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCDCA.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CFCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCDCA?

#ADCDCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCDCA?

Use black text. Black on #ADCDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CDADB0, and analogous partners are #ADCDBA and #ADC0CD.