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#ADDFDC

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #ADDFDC

#ADDFDC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFADB0 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red173
Green223
Blue220

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #ADDFDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADDFDC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ADDFDC.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADDFDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD2DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EE2DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADDFDC?

#ADDFDC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADDFDC?

Use black text. Black on #ADDFDC has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADDFDC?

Its complementary colour is #DFADB0, and analogous partners are #ADDFC3 and #ADC9DF.