#ADD4CF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #ADD4CF
#ADD4CF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4ADB2 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADD4CF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADD4CF?
#ADD4CF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADD4CF?
Use black text. Black on #ADD4CF has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADD4CF?
Its complementary colour is #D4ADB2, and analogous partners are #ADD4BB and #ADC6D4.