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#AACCCF

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AACCCF

#AACCCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.4); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFADAA — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AACCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green204
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #AACCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AACCCF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AACCCF.
12.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FCFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACCCF?

#AACCCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACCCF?

Use black text. Black on #AACCCF has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFADAA, and analogous partners are #AACFBF and #AABACF.