#A5BECA
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #A5BECA
#A5BECA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 10.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAB1A5 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A5BECA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #A5BECA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A5BECA?
#A5BECA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A5BECA?
Use black text. Black on #A5BECA has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A5BECA?
Its complementary colour is #CAB1A5, and analogous partners are #A5CAC3 and #A5ABCA.