Powder blue

#acdcda

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for powder blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Powder blue lands where green meets blue, light and soft. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #acdcda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#acdcda

RGB172, 220, 218

HSL178, 41%, 77%

HSV178, 22%, 86%

CMYK22%, 0%, 1%, 14%

Lab84.49, -15.85, -4.12

XYZ55.26, 65.02, 75.97

Decimal11328730

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone324 C

Shades of powder blue

#93d1cf #79c7c3 #60bcb8 #49aeaa #3f9591 #347b78 #29625f #1f4847 #142f2e #091615

Tints of powder blue

#bae2e0 #c8e8e7 #d6eeed #ddf1f0 #e4f4f3 #ebf7f6 #f2faf9

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#dcacae Analogous#acdcc2 Analogous#acc6dc Triadic#daacdc Triadic#dcdaac Split complementary#dcacc6 Split complementary#dcc2ac

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 0, 1, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #acdcda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 0 1 14

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 4 5 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Powder blue in css

Copy #acdcda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #acdcda; }
.text { color: #acdcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acdcda; }

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #acdcda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #acdcda against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Powder blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #acdcda sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around powder blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn powder blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #acdcda and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from powder blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #acdcda is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.