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#AACECF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AACECF

#AACECF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFABAA (dusty rose), 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 — 12.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green206
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #AACECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACECF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACECF.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FD1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACECF?

#AACECF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACECF?

Use black text. Black on #AACECF has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFABAA, and analogous partners are #AACFBE and #AABBCF.