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#AAC3CA

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AAC3CA

With the hex code #AAC3CA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB1AA, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green195
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #AAC3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC3CA.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC3CA.
11.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC1CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BDCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1C6C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC3CA?

With the hex code #AAC3CA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC3CA?

Use black text. Black on #AAC3CA has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC3CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB1AA, and analogous partners are #AACAC1 and #AAB3CA.