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#AAC5CD

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AAC5CD

#AAC5CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 77% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB2AA — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAC5CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green197
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #AAC5CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC5CD.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AAC5CD.
11.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC5CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C8C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC5CD?

#AAC5CD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 77% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC5CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAC5CD has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC5CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB2AA, and analogous partners are #AACDC4 and #AAB3CD.