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#ADCEC8

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #ADCEC8

With the hex code #ADCEC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEADB3, 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 12.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green206
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ADCEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCEC8.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADCEC8.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADCEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADCEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCAC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCEC8?

With the hex code #ADCEC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCEC8?

Use black text. Black on #ADCEC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCEC8?

Its complementary colour is #CEADB3, and analogous partners are #ADCEB8 and #ADC4CE.