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#AAC4CD

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AAC4CD

#AAC4CD is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDB3AA (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green196
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #AAC4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC4CD.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC4CD.
11.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C7C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC4CD?

#AAC4CD is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC4CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAC4CD has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB3AA, and analogous partners are #AACDC5 and #AAB3CD.