#AAAEC0
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #AAAEC0
#AAAEC0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0BCAA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AAAEC0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AAAEC0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #AAAEC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAAEC0?
#AAAEC0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AAAEC0?
Use black text. Black on #AAAEC0 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAAEC0?
Its complementary colour is #C0BCAA, and analogous partners are #AAB9C0 and #B1AAC0.