#ADCFD2
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #ADCFD2
#ADCFD2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B0AD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADCFD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADCFD2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ADCFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADCFD2?
#ADCFD2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADCFD2?
Use black text. Black on #ADCFD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADCFD2?
Its complementary colour is #D2B0AD, and analogous partners are #ADD2C2 and #ADBDD2.