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#AAC2CA

Silver · light cool teal

About #AAC2CA

#AAC2CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.4); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAB2AA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAC2CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green194
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #AAC2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAC2CA.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAC2CA.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC0CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BCCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1C5C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC2CA?

#AAC2CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC2CA?

Use black text. Black on #AAC2CA has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC2CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB2AA, and analogous partners are #AACAC2 and #AAB2CA.