Powder blue

#a2c8c8

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

This is Powder blue, a muted teal at 180 degrees. 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 #a2c8c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2c8c8

RGB162, 200, 200

HSL180, 26%, 71%

HSV180, 19%, 78%

CMYK19%, 0%, 0%, 22%

Lab77.97, -12.53, -4.18

XYZ45.98, 53.16, 62.48

Decimal10668232

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of powder blue

#8dbcbc #78afaf #64a3a3 #559090 #497b7b #3d6767 #305252 #243d3d #182828 #0b1313

Tints of powder blue

#aacdcd #b2d2d2 #bbd7d7 #c3dbdb #cbe0e0 #d3e5e5 #dbeaea #e3efef #ecf4f4 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#c8a2a2 Analogous#a2c8b5 Analogous#a2b5c8 Triadic#c8a2c8 Triadic#c8c8a2 Split complementary#c8a2b5 Split complementary#c8b5a2

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 0, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2c8c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 0 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 4 4 28

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Powder blue in css

Copy #a2c8c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2c8c8; }
.text { color: #a2c8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c8c8; }

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a2c8c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2c8c8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Powder blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a2c8c8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn powder blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a2c8c8 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

Here is how the numbers for #a2c8c8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.