#ADCFCE
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #ADCFCE
#ADCFCE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFADAE (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 12.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADCFCE
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How #ADCFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADCFCE?
#ADCFCE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADCFCE?
Use black text. Black on #ADCFCE has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADCFCE?
Its complementary colour is #CFADAE, and analogous partners are #ADCFBD and #ADBFCF.