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#ADCDCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ADCDCC

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

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDADAE, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red173
Green205
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ADCDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCDCC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCDCC.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCDCC?

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

›What text colour should I use on #ADCDCC?

Use black text. Black on #ADCDCC has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CDADAE, and analogous partners are #ADCDBC and #ADBECD.