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#AAC2CD

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AAC2CD

#AAC2CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB5AA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAC2CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green194
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AAC2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC2CD.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC2CD.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC1CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1C5C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC2CD?

#AAC2CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC2CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAC2CD has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB5AA, and analogous partners are #AACDC7 and #AAB1CD.